Category Archives: Agriculture

LETHBRIDGE – A Lethbridge scientist and his team are hoping improved marketing for new varieties of the sainfoin legume, along with specific seeding practices, can help save cattle farmers billi...

PRINCE ALBERT – Beef producers can expect a strong year in 2018, according to a new report. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has released its economic outlook for the country’s agriculture sectors...

LETHBRIDGE – The Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website has an important fact sheet with information on Vitamin A and E use for livestock during a shortage, which the industry is facing right ...

LETHBRIDGE – Alberta’s agriculture sector should get a boost from a federal – provincial partnership to innovation, growth and sustainability. On Monday, (Mar 26), federal agricultur...

JENNER – Osadczuk Cattle Company gave a tour Sunday, March 25 of their once quarantined ranch to federal minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Alberta's agriculture and for...

LETHBRIDGE – With new varieties of corn becoming available, more cattle producers across Canada are considering grazing whole plant corn as a viable winter feeding option. With that in mind, pro...

LETHBRIDGE – Chicken Farmers of Canada want to get the facts straight about this country’s favourite meat. The reason is simple – a recent survey showed consumers harbour a lot of mi...

LETHBRIDGE – A cereal grain crop that, up until now, was used exclusively as feed for caged and wild birds, has been approved for human consumption. Health Canada has determined that canary seed...

BOW ISLAND - The Reeve for the County of 40 Mile believes there may be a silver lining to the Spitz Sunflower Seed Factory closure, which is expected this summer. PepsiCo, the parent company of Spitz,...

LETHBRIDGE – The Classroom Agricultural Program (CAP) is looking for volunteers for this year’s programs to help Alberta students understand agriculture and its impacts. CAP is presented t...