Agriculture

Some Peace Country fields to go unseeded this year

Some fields in the Peace Country that were to have crops on them will not be seeded this year because they are too wet.Spirit River farmer and Alberta Barley Commission Director Brent Konstapel says a...

Jun 18, 2020

Second Friday in June marks Farmer's Day

Friday, June 12, marked UFA Farmer's Day.It is held every year on the second Friday in June.Usually, the UFA stores hold celebrations, but those can't happen this year due to COVID-19.Instead, the com...

Jun 12, 2020

Warkentin worried no carbon tax relief on grain dryer fuel will make things more difficult for farmers

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie says a number of things the Liberal government has done have made things more difficult for farmers.Chris Warkentin says he and many others expected farmers to get ...

Jun 12, 2020

More work being done to restore Sexsmith elevator

More work is being done to restore the old Alberta Wheat Pool elevator in Sexsmith.Painting has started on the outside of the building after a new roof was put on last year.Sexsmith and District Museu...

Jun 10, 2020

New CAP program to benefit Alberta beekeepers

The Provincial and Federal Governments are working together to provide a $1-million program through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to offset the cost of honeybee colony replacements.Due to the ...

Jun 08, 2020

Seeding complete on 2020 Bear Lake Growing Project field

A 130-acre field seeded to barley will be this year's Bear Lake Growing Project.The money raised each year from selling the crop is donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.Project member Gary Beyer sa...

Jun 04, 2020

Wet weather interrupting MD of Greenview fieldwork

Seeding progress in the MD of Greenview has been "very slow," according to Reeve Dale Smith.Smith estimates less than 30 per cent has been seeded, with some individual producers at zero and some at 30...

May 26, 2020

La Glace fundraising harvest finishes "in the nick of time"

Organizers say a fund-raising harvest in the La Glace area finished "in the nick of time" Wednesday before the rainy weather came.The money raised from the canola crop grown as part of the first Growi...

May 24, 2020

Province puts money into training program for new food processing workers

The province has come up with what it is calling an Agriculture Training Support Program.A release from the government says this is to help provide training for Alberta people to work in the food supp...

May 12, 2020

County reminding drivers to use caution as farm vehicles hit the road

With seeding and combining underway, the County of Grande Prairie is reminding drivers to use extra caution around farm vehicles on County roads.Drivers will likely notice more and more farm vehicles ...

May 11, 2020