Category Archives: Agriculture
Claresholm man's talk on agriculture earns award
CALGARY — A young Claresholm man has been honoured for speaking about a passion for agriculture. Chancey Lane was the winner in the senior division of the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture ...
Jul 17, 2017
Aging farmers with no succession plans put farms at risk
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – Bryan Maynard says his grandfather, a Prince Edward Island potato farmer, didn’t start talking about retirement until he was 80 years old and had been diagnosed with...
Jul 16, 2017
Interest rate increase leads to questions about farm financial fitness
LETHBRIDGE – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says farmers should review their financial strategies following this week’s modest increase in the Bank of Canada’s interest rate. Chief agricul...
Jul 13, 2017
U-of-L receives research dollars to study methane gas emissions in cattle
LETHBRIDGE – Everyone is aware of the heightened attention to green house gas emissions. Usually, the concern is over the process of extracting energy and what comes out of the backend of a vehi...
Jul 11, 2017
India issues six-month reprieve for Canadian pulse crops
OTTAWA – Federal Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAuley is happy with a recent decision which will allow continued access to India for Canadian pulses. However, the trade issue is still a concer...
Jul 05, 2017
Bright yellow crop celebrates its Golden anniversary with a travelling museum
LETHBRIDGE – The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum in Ottawa has opened an exhibition that marks the 50th anniversary of canola as a made-in-Canada crop. “Canola! Seeds of Innovation̶...
Jul 04, 2017
Even the smallest critters play a role on the farm
LETHBRIDGE – Not all heroes wear capes and that is especially true on the farm. Some of the unsung heroes are quite tiny and a new communications campaign aims to increase awareness of them. The...
Jun 27, 2017
Fusarium Head Blight Risk Tool unveiled for Alberta
CALGARY – Alberta farmers have another weapon in their agricultural tool box, which will help make decisions related to Fusarium Head Blight. A Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) risk tool has been deve...
Jun 23, 2017
Breakfast - and fun - on the Dairy Farm
LETHBRIDGE – In conjunction with Alberta Milk, a local dairy farmer is opening up his farm on Saturday (June 24), to give families a chance to see first hand, where their dairy products come fro...
Jun 23, 2017
Information sessions regarding Lexin Resources insolvency
CALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) will be hosting information sessions on the insolvency of Lexin Resources and the environmental non-compliances of the company. The global downturn i...
Jun 22, 2017