Agriculture

Teepee Creek Stampede welcoming fans back for Four Days in the Wild

It will be a full Four Days in the Wild for the Teepee Creek Stampede this year now that provincial COVID restrictions have been mostly all lifted.Stampede Association president Steve Meurs says it's ...

Jul 05, 2021

Heat wave raises concerns of drought for Peace Country farmers

The impending heatwave and a lack of any real precipitation over the past few weeks has some farmers in the Peace concerned of a drought and the harm it could cause to their crops.Brent Konstapel, Reg...

Jun 24, 2021

Signs of drought stress and reports of frost in latest crop report

Alberta Agriculture's June 15 crop report says warm, windy weather the week prior to that date depleted soil moisture in the Peace, especially in the central portions. With that, there were some signs...

Jun 22, 2021

Crop emergence well ahead of average in the Peace

The June 8 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 94.6 per cent of the Peace Region crop has emerged by that date, up from 72.9 the week before.At the same time last year, emergence was at 39.9 per...

Jun 16, 2021

Rainfall warnings issued for parts of northwestern Alberta

There is a rainfall warning out for the Fairview, Peace River, High Prairie, and Manning forecast area and the High Level, Rainbow Lake, Fort Vermilion, and Mackenzie Highway forecast area.This takes ...

Jun 15, 2021

Major renovation planned for Lewis Hawkes Pavilion at Evergreen Park

What is being called a major renovation is planned for the Lewis Hawkes Pavilion at Evergreen Park.General Manager Dan Gorman says they are renovating it to make it "a more useable events centre"."It'...

Jun 14, 2021

Farmers Day being marked June 11

UFA says it will be celebrating farmers and ranchers today.Every year, the company designates the second Friday in June as Farmer's Day.UFA vice president of agribusiness and supply chains Glenn Bingl...

Jun 11, 2021

Seeding in Peace Region nearly completed

The June 1 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says seeding was almost done in the Peace Region by that date.The report says seeding progress stood at 98.8 per cent, well ahead of the five-year avera...

Jun 07, 2021

Applications open for UFA Rural Communities Foundation grants

Applications for the third round of $100,000 in grant funding from UFA's Rural Communities Foundation are now open.Foundation chair Harvey Hagman says help for rural communities is something that is b...

Jun 03, 2021

2021 Rangeland Derby cancelled

The Rangeland Derby at the 2021 Calgary Stampede has been cancelled.The World Professional Chuckwagon Association made the announcement Thursday afternoon after they were informed of the decision by t...

May 27, 2021