Category Archives: Agriculture

The Alberta Canola Producers Commission says any producer who does not ask for a refund of any check-off money paid in 2020 can get a tax credit.The Commission says in a release the tax credit rate in...

Five organizations from around the Peace Country are among the 2020-21 recipients of funding from the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) 4-H Club Fund.Every year, FCC gives up to $500 to clubs located across Ca...

Concern over the Alberta government's decision to drop a coal policy that has protected the eastern slopes of the Rockies for decades is growing among area communities At least six cities, towns and m...

Alberta farmers will see a 20 per cent reduction in crop insurance premiums this year.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen says the move by the provincial government and Agriculture Fin...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers says it is hoping the government's decision to put having coal mining leases for the eastern slopes of the Rockies on hold leads to what it calls "necessa...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- There will not be a Peace Country Classic Agri-Show in 2021.The 36th edition that was set for March 11 to 13 has been cancelled.Evergreen Park general manager Dan Gorman says th...

Statistics Canada will be conducting the Census of Agriculture in May.The data gathered is meant to help form policies and outreach ideas. It is also used to conduct market research.The government say...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- The pandemic forced many companies to cut back and lay off employees.That was not the case for UFA.It paid the workers at its Farm and Ranch Stores and Petroleum locations a bon...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- The federal Conservatives are asking the government to bring in a rapid testing pilot project for international workers that are needed in Canadian greenhouses. Shadow Minister ...

United Farmers of Alberta recently announced $40,000 in donations as part of an effort to help out during the pandemic. That breaks down to $15,000 for STARS air ambulance, another $15,000 to help sup...