Category Archives: Agriculture

Saddle Hills County is organizing a workshop in early April to help local producers protect their livestock during the wildfire season.Emergency Management Officer with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigat...

The National Farmers Union says 18 short documentaries in its series Depth of Field: Films About Farming are now available on its website.The movies come form nine provinces and cover topics that incl...

Savanna Agricultural Society's annual Fundraiser Supper and Auction is happening Saturday, March 23.Attendees are invited to enjoy a roast beef dinner before bidding on various auction items to suppor...

The three canola grower associations on the Prairies have announced 13 new projects are getting funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program.A release from Alberta Canola says the work will foc...

Alberta based agricultural co-operative UFA is paying out members over $30 million in patronage dividends.Members had to spend over a combined $5,000 in 2023 to get their share.The payout is calculate...

Environment Canada says Grande Prairie set a record for the highest temperature recorded on St. Patrick's Day. The temperature reached 21.3 Sunday, beating the previous high of 9.4 set in 1976. A year...

Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation says the province is deeply concerned about new labelling rules in the US.RJ Sigurdson says in a statement that what he calls the highly integrated mea...

A new water reservoir in Red Deer County may be part of the province's plan to protect Albertans from droughts.The Alberta government says if Budget 2024 passes, they will invest more than $35 million...

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...

REGINA - Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023. FCC chief economist J.P. Gervais says while that's a slight slowdown from the growth in 2022, it's still a r...