Category Archives: Agriculture

GGC Chair speaks on agricultural challenges at GTN conference
Vahalla producer and Grain Growers of Canada Chair Andre Harpe was among the speakers at the 15th Growing the North Conference at Evergreen Park on Thursday.Harpe spoke on the challenges the agricultu...
Feb 24, 2024

MD of Greenview addresses agriculture challenges in 2023
The Municipal District of Greenview and the Greenview Agricultural Service Board want to address some of the agricultural challenges they faced in 2023 and why certain steps were not taken.A challengi...
Feb 23, 2024

AAFC predicting record Net Cash Income for farms in 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says its farm income forecasts shows that despite challenges like drought, it looks like overall farm income went up in 2023.The federal ministry says Net Cash Income ...
Feb 16, 2024

Nominations open for Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame class of 2024
The province is celebrating individuals in the agriculture industry.Nominations are open for the 2024 Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.It honours those who have advanced the province's agriculture ind...
Feb 15, 2024

Aging population will widen labour gap in Canadian agriculture: report
Canada's agriculture industry will have a domestic labour gap of more than 100,000 jobs by 2030, according to a new report.The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council said the forecast represents...
Feb 15, 2024

B.C. wine grapes facing up to 99% production drop due to January cold snap
KELOWNA, B.C. - A new report says British Columbia's wine industry is anticipating "catastrophic crop losses" of up to 99 per cent of typical grape production due to January's intense cold snap. A Feb...
Feb 15, 2024

B.C. cherry growers 'reeling' after January cold snap that damaged buds
The president of the group representing British Columbia cherry growers says this season will be the most challenging in their lifetimes after a cold snap swept over the province last month. In a stat...
Feb 14, 2024

Saddle Hills County holding invasive plant species webinar April 17
Saddle Hills County residents are invited to attend a webinar set for mid-April centred around invasive plant management.The webinar is being organized as a partnership between the County's Agricultur...
Feb 12, 2024

Federal government gives $11 million grant to Pulse Canada
The federal government is giving over $11 million to Pulse Canada for research.The government says in a news release the money, a total of $11,017,979, is for work on reducing nitrogen fertilizer use,...
Feb 12, 2024

Tax credit for canola growers
Alberta Canola says canola producers are eligible for a 12.49 per cent Scientific Research and Experimental tax credit for the 2023 tax year.Farmers pay a service charge and can get this credit for an...
Feb 09, 2024