Tag Archives: Agriculture
Cargill workers accept new contract, avoid strike
HIGH RIVER, AB - A strike has been avoided at Cargill Inc.Cargill's High River plant processes about 35 percent of Canada's beef production. Union workers have accepted a new labour contract, averting...
Dec 06, 2021
CARTOON 09-18-2021
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 09-18-2021
Sep 18, 2021
Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will subsidize farms...
Oct 05, 2020
County Agricultural Services Board to grow with addition of three public members
Members of the public will soon be allowed to serve on the County of Grande Prairie's Agricultural Services Board. Previously, only members of County council and the Agricultural Fieldman were allowed...
Aug 26, 2020
Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA - More than one million dozen eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it. The $50-million surplus food ...
Aug 13, 2020
Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company...
Aug 12, 2020
Let’s talk about ticks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After going for a walk in the woods, you might want to check yourself for ticks.The small insects can be found in yards, city parks and the backcountry."These are just insects that sh...
Jun 28, 2020
'It's unsettling:' Ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19
CREMONA, Alta. - A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it's coming. Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard d...
Jun 01, 2020
‘Canary in the coal mine:’ Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19
CALGARY - A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19.Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Counc...
May 23, 2020
Pandemic causing 'unprecedented' threat to beef and pork producers: industry
Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...
May 08, 2020