The first crop report of the year from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation and AFSC, dated May 6, says just under 10 per seeding had been done by that date.The five year average for the same date is four per centThe most progress had been made in planting spring wheat, with just over 24 per cent in the ground. Just unde...

The 28th Clear Hills Agricultural Trade Show is set for Saturday.It will go from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Dave Shaw Memorial Complex in Hines Creek.Besides the trade show, there will be wagon rides, spring fair exhibits, an arts & crafts display and a kid's talent show.There will be a pancake breakfast to start t...

Minister of Agriculture RJ Sigurdson will represent Alberta in Washington, D.C. on Monday to engage in important discussions on how agriculture is beneficial on both sides of the North American border. "I want every ag producer and processor in our province to know that we have your back and will continue to advoc...

Northwestern Polytechnic has received funding to advance research examining a parasite that targets honeybee colonies.NWP's National Bee Diagnostic Centre has received a $195,300 grant from non-profit Results Driven Agriculture Research to fund research into Varroa mite and the viruses it carries.Over the next two year...

Farm Credit Canada says the national average increase in farmland value was up 9.3 per cent in 2024.That was lower the one from 2023, but still ahead of the five-year average of 8.6 per cent and the 10-year average of 9.1 per cent.The increase for Alberta came in at 7.1 per cent. Saskatchewan had the highest increase a...

Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. It also includes a list of issues and some information on the stances of the four main parties.That list includes support...

Registration is now open for any place that wants to be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days.This year's edition is set for August 16 and 17.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand and try and buy locally produced products.The theme this year is Water, The Lifebloo...

An Alberta Grains delegate from the Peace says farmers are very concerned about tariffs. Woking farmer Jesse Mayer says canola prices dropped after China imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas, and the Americans started issuing tariffs of their own.Mayer adds while this isn't happenin...

UFA says that the total Patronage Dividend payout for members for 2024 will be $32.5 million.The company says in a news release that this follows what is calls "its second strongest financial results in history."The dividends will be paid out as a cent a litre on gasoline, 5.5 cents on diesel, 6.5 cents per l...

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...