Category Archives: Agriculture

The July 22 crop report from the province and AFSC says 21.7 per cent of the crops in the Peace were in good or excellent condition as of that date.That is down from 27.6 per cent in the July 15 repor...

Saddle Hills County has declared an agricultural disaster because of what it calls in a news release "the severe nature of the ongoing drought conditions" in this area.The release says soil moisture c...

Canada's agriculture ministers agreed to some enhancements to the AgriStability program at a meeting held virtually on Thursday.A release from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the rate of compens...

The July 15 provincial crop report says 27.6 per cent of the major crops in the Peace were in good or excellent condition as of that date.That is up from 23.6 per cent in the July 8 report.The five ye...

An agricultural disaster has been declared in the County of Grande Prairie.The declaration was issued by county council due to ongoing and severe drought conditions and low soil moisture levels in a g...

The July 8 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC says 23.6 per cent of the major crops in the Peace were in good or excellent condition as of that date.That compares to 65 per cent for the ent...

Results Driven Agricultural Research has announced more funding for a beef cattle genome project.The $741, 960 is going to expand a project on replacement heifers that started in March of 2024 by the ...

In response to the worsening drought conditions in the MD of Greenview, the municipality has declared an Agricultural Disaster for the livestock industry. This decision was made following the Greenvie...

Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off says some changes are coming on August 1 for how the levy is collected in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan.As of that date, the check-off will be based on where the person s...

Just under 23 per cent of the crops in the Peace are in good to excellent condition, according to the June 30 crop report from Alberta Agriculture and AFSC.The five-year average is 69.5 per cent, and ...