Category Archives: Agriculture
Harvest nearly 78 per cent complete in the Peace
Isolated showers didn't dampen efforts from producers around the province aiming to get the crop off the fields, according to the Alberta Crop Report dated September 23. Harvest advanced with warm and...
Sep 29, 2025
More than 60 per cent of Peace Country crop harvested
The September 16 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC says 61.1 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been harvested as of that date.The report prior, harvest completion was at 38.3 per cent....
Sep 23, 2025
Spring wheat and canola above average quality in Alberta
Harvest has progressed even more past the five and 10 year averages in the past week around the province.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report dated September 9, provincial completion of harvest...
Sep 15, 2025
Harvest progress ramps up thanks to heatwave
The Alberta Crop Report dated Sept. 2, says the late summer blast of heat has helped producers to get crops ripened and off the fields. Provincial harvest of all major crops, as per the time of the re...
Sep 10, 2025
Warm weather brings harvest 2025 back up to speed
Cool temperatures and rainfall started the harvest season slower, but with the heatwave; producers are getting widespread operations going again.The Alberta Crop Report dated August 26, says it is the...
Sep 02, 2025
Saputo first company to qualify for Alberta's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit
The Alberta government says Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is the first business to qualify for the province's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit.The government says the company did this by spen...
Aug 20, 2025
Harvest underway says new crop report
Harvest has started in the Peace Country, according to the newest crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC,The report dated August 12 says 1.9 per cent of the major crops has been harvested by th...
Aug 19, 2025
Slight improvement in Peace crop conditions says August 5 crop report
The province's August 5 crop report says that 24.9 per cent of the major crops in the Peace were in good or excellent condition as of that date.That is a gain of 2.8 per cent from the week before.The ...
Aug 15, 2025
Open Farm Days welcomes Albertans to 160 farms August 16-17
If you've never taken in the offerings of Alberta Open Farm Days, make plans to do so this weekend.The 2025 edition, which makes it 13 years for the province-wide event, runs Aug. 16 and 17.Farms all ...
Aug 14, 2025
BeGrainSafe Week in Canada
This is BeGrainSafe Week in Canada.Its purpose is to make sure people know that grain can be dangerous and most people who get covered in grain do not survive.The Canadian Agricultural Safety Associat...
Aug 14, 2025