OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...

The provincial government is going to make changes to some legislation it says will help support the biogas industry.The changes to the Agricultural Operation Practices Act, if approved, would allow organic waste produced by agriculture operations to be sent to biogas plants.The province says in a news release that 3.4...

This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...

The federal government has announced a grant for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.The $1,607,291 over three years is meant to help find ways to reduce injuries and improve farm safety through things like on-farm resources, training programs and awareness campaigns.A news release from the federal government ...

The federal government has made some funding announcements related to agriculture recently and some of the money is coming to the to the Peace.One of the announcements is $116 million to 119 projects across the country under the Agricultural Clean Technology Program.Seven farms in five different communities in the Peac...

Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canada, said the tariffs are prohibitively high and the fallout will be felt across his industry. He said China is a top mark...

Evergreen Park says the skijoring that was set to be the final event at the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show on Saturday has been cancelled.Park officials say in a news release that the track is unsafe for horses after the recent freeze/thaw weather conditions.The rest of the Horse Program events, the Youth Livestock Pr...

A local fourth-generation farm will be honoured Friday evening with a banquet at the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show at Evergreen Park.Kreg Alde of Broken Tine Orchard says getting the County of Grande Prairie's 2025 Farm Family of the Year, isn't just an award for him, but also for his parents, grandparents, and great...

The Peace Country Classic Agri-Show will continue Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. out at Evergreen Park.Here are some pictures from the show..Photo by Curtis Galbraith.Photo by Curtis Galbraith.Photo by Curtis Galbraith.Photo by Curtis Galbraith.Photo by Curtis Galbraith.Photo by...

One of the producers selling livestock at the Northern Classic Bull sale Friday at the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show says things are good in the cattle business right now. Jason McQuaig says it is "high time" ranchers started getting some good prices for their cattle."I think it's an overall shortage i...

Thursday March 6, is Day 1 of the 39th Peace Country Classic Agri-Show at Evergreen Park. President Jason Anderson says the exhibit space for the trade show sold out and there is a waiting list. "With a long-standing show and one of our few opportunities for the ag. business to show off its newest and best, it's j...

Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near their log home. It sounds peaceful - but Hedges said earthquakes triggered by natural gas industry operations are "str...

Results Driver Agriculture Research, Alberta Beef Producers and the Beef Cattle Research Council say that $6 million will go into beef research projects in Alberta.Nine projects will get funding. The list includes $2.1 million to expand disease surveillance work done in feedlots, $1.1 million to study how trace mineral...

The Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural and Exhibition Society has earned a provincial award.They are one of four winners of the Alberta Agricultural Societies Innovation Awards.The Grande Prairie organization, along with the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition, are being saluted for putting together the annual Indig...

The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is now available to producers who may be struggling with their mental health.The initiative from the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing officially started on February 4.It is being called in a news release "a transformative initiative designed to address the...