Category Archives: Agriculture

The October 8 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 84.3 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been harvested as of that date.The five year average for the same date is 78.6 per cent. The 10-year ...

The Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) are inviting pulse producers who want to grow the province's industry while developing leadership skills to apply to be an advisor during zone meetings this fall.A team...

The October 1 crop report from AFSC says 75.4 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been harvested by that date.That is up from the 67.1 per cent completion reported the week before, even though a lot...

The Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association, Travel Alberta and Alberta Open Farm Days are hosting an agritourism training session Tuesday.The session will from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Evergreen Park...

The September 24 crop report from AFSC says that just over 67 per cent of the Peace Region crop had been harvested as of that date. The September 17 report said that harvest in the Peace was just over...

A Goodfare farm has earned several certifications from a non-profit group called A Greener World. After a long process, The Homestead has had its cattle and laying hens deemed Certified Animal Welfare...

While many farm groups have expressed disappointment and concern with a strike at grain terminals at Vancouver, one organization wants the two sides to work things out on their own.The National Farmer...

VANCOUVER - Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as workers began a strike. More than 600 workers represented by Grain Workers Union Local 333 are off the job. Union pre...

The September 17 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation says more than half of the crop in the Peace Country had been harvested as of that date. The 50.4 per cent completion rate on the 1...

BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice. The Grain Workers Union Local 333 says in a notice po...