Statistics Canada says Canadian farms had a realized net income of $9.4 billion in 2024.A report compiled by the agency says that was $3.3 billion less than in 2023 and the largest percentage drop since 2018.Stats Can says the drop came about because of higher operating expenses and lower cash receipts.Lower prices mea...

The MD of Greenview has picked Wolfe Farms as this year's Farm Family of the Year.It is located a 30-minute drive south of Valleyview. The family includes Tony and Annabelle Wolfe and their three kids; Courtney, Riley and Allison. The family has owned the farm since 2002.They run 350 head of purebred cows plus backgrou...

The family that owns the Burnt River Ranch near Woking has been named the 2025 Farm Family by Saddle Hills County.Cole and Britney Jacob started their operation in 2018. They and their two kids, Stella and Beau, have cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks, and horses. The farm produces things like grass-fed pork and poultry, an...

An agriculture conference that's been held annually in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for over a decade is making it's inaugural debut in Alberta on Thursday, Nov. 20. Grande Prairie is set to host the first edition of the Top Crop Summit in the province as they look to expand the conference across western Canada. It will tak...

The County of Grande Prairie is accepting nominations for the 2026 Farm Family of the Year award.The award celebrates farming families that have made significant agricultural contributions and represent strong values in their community."Behind every successful farm is a family rooted in resilience, generosity, and...

The province says crop yields in every region of Alberta except the Peace are expected to be above the five-year average.The release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation says yields in the Peace are close to average.Crop quality is above the five-year average for canola, spring wheat and barley, while it is ...

The National Farmers Union is congratulating postal workers for striking in protest of what it terms in a news release " the government's push to end the rural post office closure moratorium."The NFU is also praising CUPW for striking against reduced delivery service.The farmers' union says that post offices ...

The newest crop report from the province says harvest is virtually complete in the Peace Country.The report dated October 14 says 99.7 per cent of the major crops in the Peace had been combined by that date.Spring wheat, dry peas and barley are all done, with 1.5 per cent of the canola and less than one per cent of the...

With 98 per cent of the crop off in the Peace, harvest is well ahead of schedule. The five-year average is 88.3 per cent, and the 10-year average is 72.7 per cent. According to the latest Alberta Crop Report dated October 7, provincial harvest advanced 18 per cent over a two-week period to 96 per cent complete.Dry weat...

Farm Credit Canada's newest report on farmland values says land values in Alberta went up 6.6 per cent in the first six months of this year.FCC says the Peace Country and southern Alberta led the growth in values.It says part of the reason for the increase in the Peace is that land auctions are making land available to...

Nearly all the municipalities in the Peace have been deemed designated regions under the federal government's 2025 Livestock Tax Deferral programThe only exception is Clear Hills County, which is considered a buffered designated region. Ranchers there are still eligible for the tax deferrals. Producers who sell all or ...

Harvest continues to progress at a steady pace, according to the latest Alberta Crop Report by AFSC. In the report dated September 29, major crops provincially are 89 per cent harvested; a jump from 78 per cent a week before.The Peace Region leads harvest at 93 per cent completed, a 15 per cent increase from the report...

Isolated showers didn't dampen efforts from producers around the province aiming to get the crop off the fields, according to the Alberta Crop Report dated September 23. Harvest advanced with warm and dry conditions, for the most part, with the provincial completion rate at 77 per cent. This is an 18 per cent increase ...

The September 16 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC says 61.1 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been harvested as of that date.The report prior, harvest completion was at 38.3 per cent.The five-year average is 41.5 per cent and the 10-year average is 29.4 per cent.Completion percentages by crop are 95.5 ...

Harvest has progressed even more past the five and 10 year averages in the past week around the province.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report dated September 9, provincial completion of harvest for all crops sits at 42 per cent. This is well above the five-year average of 40 per cent and 10-year average of 32 pe...

The Alberta Crop Report dated Sept. 2, says the late summer blast of heat has helped producers to get crops ripened and off the fields. Provincial harvest of all major crops, as per the time of the report, progressed significantly to 22 per cent complete. This is 14 per cent more than the previous report a week before....