Agriculture

Prairie NDP leaders call for premiers to up AgriStability funding for farmers

The three NDP Opposition leaders on the Prairies are urging premiers to increase compensation to farmers through a program that protects them from large declines in income.Last month, the Prairie prov...

Apr 22, 2021

Emissions Reductions Alberta's Food, Farming and Forestry Challenge grants to be given out Tuesday

The Alberta Government is awarding grants to fund 17 project under Emissions Reductions Alberta's Food, Farming and Forestry Challenge.The grants, totaling $33-million, will go to support projects tha...

Apr 19, 2021

RCMP open investigation into death of cow near High Prairie

The RCMP have opened an investigation into the death of a cow found alongside Township Road 742 near High Prairie.At approximately 8:25 p.m. on March 28, officers responded to a report of a slaughtere...

Mar 29, 2021

PCBA offering new sponsorship opportunity

The Peace Country Beef and Forage Association says applications are open through Thursday for its new Grant Gaschnitz Memorial Ag. Knowledge Sponsorship. It is for anyone who is an agricultural produc...

Mar 29, 2021

Mixed reaction to AgriStability deal from Alberta Beef Producers

Alberta Beef Producers likes most of the new deal around AgriStability, but there was one disappointment for the organization.ABP says in a news release it welcomes the removal of the reference margin...

Mar 26, 2021

MD of Spirit River trying to save local AFSC office

The MD of Spirit River is asking for support from ratepayers for an idea it has to keep an Agriculture Financial Services Corporation office in Spirit River.AFSC announced earlier that it would be one...

Mar 26, 2021

Peace Region farmers asked to take part in cover crops survey

A Ph.D. student from the University of Manitoba says his survey on cover crops has already drawn a lot of interest from the Peace Region and he is hoping for more.Callum Morrison says he felt the Peac...

Mar 22, 2021

AFSC closing five offices, including Spirit River and High Prairie

The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says it is streamlining in light of a tighter provincial budget.AFSC says its one-employee offices in Spirit River and High Prairie will be amalgamated i...

Mar 19, 2021

UFA announces patronage dividend

UFA says in a news release it is giving a $14.2 million patronage dividend to its members.The payment is for 2020 purchases of Ag. Gas, Ag. Diesel, canola and corn seed, and some lubricants.UFA is als...

Mar 17, 2021

Former Beaverlodge rancher part of new Food Policy Advisory Council

Policy A former Beaverlodge rancher is one of 23 people recently named to the federal government's Food Policy Advisory Council.Brenda Schoepp will help the government come up with a new food policy f...

Mar 12, 2021