Category Archives: Agriculture

Peace Region seeing better yields compared to provincial averages
Harvest continues around Alberta with prime conditions across the board to be in the fields. Progress has advanced to just over 20 per cent completion in the province, per the latest Alberta Crop Repo...
Sep 04, 2024

China retaliates over EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports today in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a ne...
Sep 03, 2024

Slow-moving agricultural equipment expected on County roads
The County of Grande Prairie is reminding drivers to be patient on the roads, as harvest gets underway.During this time, drivers may encounter slow-moving agricultural machinery on the roadways, and t...
Aug 27, 2024

Peace Region with best surface and sub-surface soil moisture in Alberta
Harvest continues across the province with majors crops at 8 per cent completion as of August 20. The latest Alberta Crop Report says harvest is above the 10-year average of 4.8 per cent and slightly ...
Aug 27, 2024

County of Grande Prairie Council declares agricultural disaster
County of Grande Prairie Council has declared an agricultural disaster due to poor crop yields.County Reeve Bob Marshall says the poor yield was due to the hot dry weather experienced by the region."T...
Aug 24, 2024

Grain producers greatly affected by rail strike
The impacts of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kanas City strike has already started.The union representing thousands of workers have locked out workers and called strike Thursday m...
Aug 21, 2024

Alberta's 2024 harvest season is underway
Harvest 2024 has officially begun across the province and Alberta's government wishes farmers a safe, successful and productive season. As combines start rolling across Alberta, the government notes t...
Aug 20, 2024

Harvest starts early in Peace Region, according to latest crop report
The Peace is slowly catching up to the southern portion of the province with harvesting winter and fall cereal crops. In the Peace Region, winter wheat and dry pea harvest are 25 and 18 per cent compl...
Aug 19, 2024

Farm groups start online campaing aimed at ending rail strike
Alberta Grains and Alberta Canola are both asking farmers to join an online campaign aimed at stopping a potential work stoppage at Canada's two railways.An email from each organization includes a lin...
Aug 16, 2024

Four local operations part of Alberta Open Farm Days this weekend
Four Peace Country operations will be among the 170 across Alberta taking part in Alberta Open Farm Days this weekend.They are set for Saturday and Sunday. Open Farm Days marketing coordinator Cameo H...
Aug 15, 2024