Agriculture

Alberta Open Farm Days this weekend

An agriculture event held every year is back this weekend.Alberta Open Farm Days are set for Saturday and Sunday.The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies CEO Tim Carson says 120 places across...

Aug 12, 2022

U of L researchers earn support to study viable solutions to mitigate Bovine Respiratory Disease

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Researchers at the University of Lethbridge's Southern Alberta Genome Science Centre (SAGSC) and its bioinformatics core are working with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canad...

Aug 10, 2022

Crops in County OK after intense hail and wind storms on August long weekend

After a less than pleasant August long weekend (July 29-August 1) in the Peace Region, which brought rain, hail, gale force winds, and a possible tornado... crops are looking to be average this year a...

Aug 08, 2022

AFSC official says some farms hit twice by hail

An official with the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says some Peace Region farms were hit by hail twice over the August long weekend.AFSC Claims Adjusting manager George Geibert says some ...

Aug 07, 2022

Heat hurting crops says Sexsmith producer

The heat is taking a toll on Peace Region crops.Sexsmith farmer and Alberta Wheat Commission chair Greg Sears says the crops were doing well until a couple of weeks ago."We've suffered with a lack of ...

Jul 29, 2022

More than 78 % of Peace Region crop in good to excellent condition says Alberta Agriculture

The July 12 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 78.1 per cent of the Peace Region crop was in good to excellent condition as of that date. The five-year average for this time of year is 57.3 per...

Jul 19, 2022

Federal government announces funding for new living labs research, Peace Region group among the funding recipients

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced a total of $54 million in funding for nine projects under its Agricultural Climate Solutions - Living Labs program.The government says this research is t...

Jul 15, 2022

June 21 Alberta Crop Report

The Alberta Crop Report from June 21st says almost three-quarters of Peace region crops are above normal condition, despite drowned out acres from heavy rain. The rain across the entire province ended...

Jun 29, 2022

Johnson family of Sexsmith receives Heritage Homestead Award

The Johnson family homestead east of Sexsmith has been given a Heritage Homestead Award from the County of Grande Prairie. The fourth-generation family farm was established in 1911 and is currently ru...

Jun 24, 2022

Crops look good so far says GGC chair

Crops are looking good so far, according to the Grain Growers of Canada chair.Valhalla farmer Andre Harpe says after a late start to seeding, the seed went into the ground "extremely fast.""I was talk...

Jun 20, 2022