Agriculture

Honey production down, maple syrup production up

Production of two natural Canadian sweeteners moved in opposite directions last season, with maple syrup output reaching a record high and honey volume dropping to its lowest level in several years. S...

Dec 11, 2019 Photo from ID 119424393 © | Dreamstime.com

Almost one-third of Peace Region crop still in the field

Almost one-third of the crop in the Peace Country will stay in the field all winter.Alberta Agriculture, in its last crop report of 2019, says the Peace has the most unharvested acres in Alberta as 67...

Dec 10, 2019 Photo by Oleg Zaikin, from www.dreamstime.com

BC Peace agriculture projects get grants from BC Hydro

Seven agricultural projects in British Columbia's Peace region have been awarded more than 200-thousand dollars in funding by BC Hydro, in recognition of the potential effects of the Site C project in...

Dec 03, 2019

Warkentin says Parliament must deal with the CN strike

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie says the Prime Minister must recall Parliament immediately to deal with the CN Rail strike.Chris Warkentin says he is very worried about how the strike will impact ...

Nov 21, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Province changing farm safety legislation

EDMONTON - The majority of Alberta farm operations would no longer have to follow employment standards rules or have workplace insurance under a bill introduced in the legislature. The bill also state...

Nov 20, 2019 Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen with family members and workers at Tri M Farms.

AFSC holding town hall meetings on the harvest

Agricultural Financial Services Corporation says it will be meeting with Alberta farmers to hear their questions and concerns about this year's harvest.A pair of meetings will be held on Wednesday in ...

Nov 18, 2019 Photo: Facebook / AFSC

Farm groups seeking government help with "harvest from hell"

A coalition of farm groups says action is needed on business risk management programs for farmers because of what it calls "the harvest from hell."Team Alberta, which includes Alberta Canola, Alberta ...

Nov 14, 2019 Photo by Image Village, www.dreamstime.com

Province says criminals will no longer be able to sue homeowners

WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alberta is making changes to prevent homeowners from being sued if they injure people committing crimes on their property. Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the government will...

Nov 06, 2019 Ministers Jason Nixon, Rick Wilson and Doug Schweitzer announced further steps to combat rural crime Wednesday. Photo supplied by the province.

Saddle Hills County declares agriculture disaster

Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie in declaring a municipal agriculture disaster.A post on the Saddle Hills County Facebook page says a lot of the crop has not been harvested ...

Weather conditions causes County to declare agricultural disaster

The County of Grande Prairie has officially declared an agricultural disaster. The wet conditions, which delayed seeding, excessive rainfall, and cool weather, has slowed agriculture production in the...

Nov 04, 2019