Agriculture

Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A nearly $400,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership will allow researchers at Lethbridge College to embark upon a four-year study to determine how watering and irrigati...

Aug 24, 2019 Dr. Willemijn Appels and her team (Photo Credit: Rob Olson Photgraphy via Lethbridge College)

Scrapie cases discovered in Alberta sheep flocks

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some sheep in Alberta have been infected with scrapie, a fatal disease that affects the animals' nervous system.The federal agency's website says classic scrap...

Jul 18, 2019

Local farmers helping hungry people again this year

Some Peace Country farmers have gotten together again this year to help out hungry people around the world.The Bear Lake Growing Project has been around for several years.It will see the net proceeds ...

Jun 19, 2019 Photo by Jeanette Beyer from the Bear Lake Growing Project Facebook page

So far, so good for County of Grande Prairie crops

Drought is hitting some areas in western Canada, but that is not the case in the County of Grande Prairie says Ag Fieldman Sonja Raven."They're (the crops) are actually looking really good . That last...

Jun 13, 2019