Agriculture

Peace Country operations to mark Alberta Open Farm Days

Some farms in the Peace Country will be open for visitors for Alberta Open Farm Days this weekend.The Bay Tree Market on 49 Farmer's Market is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, August 15.For the f...

Aug 12, 2020

Firefighter training on grain entrapment to include free public movie screening

Training on how to rescue someone trapped in grain is set for close to 30 firefighters in DeBolt this weekend.MD of Greenview Fire Chief Wayne Brown says a deputy fire chief who had been stationed in ...

Aug 06, 2020

Lower livestock prices expected for the rest of 2020 says FCC expert

A Farm Credit Canada expert is predicting lower than average cattle prices for the rest of this year.A report by James Bryan says prices for a 550-pound steer will be around $219 per hundredweight, be...

Jul 28, 2020

Some crops drowned out in Fairview area

Excess water has impacted some crops more than others in Fairview area.Farmer and Alberta Canola Regional Director Dan Doll says close to his place south of Fairview, crops are average or a bit above ...

Jul 23, 2020

About two-thirds of the Peace Region crop good to excellent says Alberta Agriculture

The newest crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 65.2 per cent of the crop in the Peace Region is rated as good to excellent.That is lower than the June 29 report, where the rating was at 72.1 per...

Jul 17, 2020

Bertha armyworm infestations low in the Peace Country

Alberta Agriculture says infestations of Bertha armyworms are low in just about all of the spots it is monitoring in the Peace Country.There is one exception, about halfway between McLennan and Valley...

Jul 15, 2020

Heavy rain impacting some County crops more than others

How much all the recent rain has affected County of Grande Prairie crops depends on when they were seeded, says Ag. Fieldman Sonja Raven."Some of the well-established crops, like the canola that we're...

Jul 10, 2020

Most Peace Region crops in good shape, some under moisture stress

Alberta Agriculture's June 23 crop report says 72.3 per cent of the Peace Region crop is rated in good to excellent condition.The report also says 75.2 per cent of the spring wheat, 73.8 per cent of t...

Jun 26, 2020

Steer raffle results in $15,000 donation while also paying tribute to the memory of two people

Some Peace Country 4-H clubs have made a huge donation after raffling off the meat from a steer.West County 4-H, which includes the Beaverlodge and Valhalla Beef Clubs and Grande Prairie Multi Club, g...

Jun 26, 2020

More than three-quarters of the Peace Region crop rated good to excellent

Alberta Agriculture's crop report dated June 16 says 77.2 per cent of the Peace Region crop was rated in good to excellent condition.That includes 81 per cent of the spring wheat, 77.6 per cent of the...

Jun 19, 2020