Category Archives: Agriculture

The provincial government in British Columbia is hosting a series of workshops in more than 30 communities to help farmers around the province prepare for a potential drought this summer. Farmers will...

Saddle Hills County residents have a chance to win tickets to an upcoming conference centered around women in agriculture.The Agricultural Service Board is giving away two tickets to county residents,...

The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission named its new board at its recent annual general meeting in Calgary.Beverly Wieben of Fairview and Peter Konstapel of Spirit River will represent Zone 4, the area ...

Alberta Canola has created an award named in honour of a well-known man from Sexsmith.The Walter Paszkowski Farm Leadership Award was announced during the organization's recent conference held in Gran...

Peace Beef Cattle Day 2024 is coming to Grimshaw next week.Organizers say the event will feature industry leaders discussing important tips and advice for Peace Region beef producers.Topics to be disc...

Alberta Grains has its first-ever board of directors.The group was formed after the merger of the Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley.Tasha Alexander of Brownvale and Greg Sears of Sexsmith ha...

The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says crop insurance premiums will be going up this year.It is blaming losses in 2021 and 2022 for the increase.AFSC CEO Darryl Kay says in a post on the ...

The federal government has announced another nearly $10 million in project support in the fifth round of funding from the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.This money will help 192 projects across the co...

The provincial and federal governments have expanded the Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program to include 23 more municipalities. The County of Grande Prairie is among those that have been adde...

Canola business people from around Alberta have gathered in Grande Prairie for Alberta Canola's conference and annual general meeting today (Wednesday, January 24).The organization's Rick Taillieu say...