Category Archives: Agriculture

The federal government has added 19 rural municipalities to the regions eligible for the 2015 Livestock Tax Deferral. It allows livestock producers in prescribed drought regions who are facing feed sh...

Health Canada has launched a new mobile app that allows users to access pesticide labels that have been registered for use in Canada. The free app, called Pesticide Labels, allows users to look up spe...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has released its first seeding estimates for 2016 grain, oilseed and pulse crops. Following other analysts earlier predictions, the Ag Canada forecast is calling for d...

The Beef Cattle Research Council is hosting a webinar on Thursday on Artificial Insemination (AI). Pregnancy rates using AI can be similar to those using natural service, and depending on the protocol...

LETHBRIDGE –The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency is hosting a series of livestock traceability workshops around the province. One is scheduled in Lethbridge on February 11th at the Coast Ho...

LETHBRIDGE: The province is looking into the results of an independent report that says Alberta could bring in an extra $45-million in annual revenue, if it changes how it handles grazing leases. As i...

LETHBRIDGE: A series of farm succession planning seminars are scheduled around southern Alberta in the first week of February. They will include lawyers from Stringam LLP, a tax specialist with Young ...

CANADA – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says government rules and paperwork continue to hit farmers even harder than other small business owners. A national survey of small busi...

ALBERTA – Alberta’s agriculture minister says he hopes to get going as soon as next month on a process to craft the regulations that will underpin the new farm safety law. Oneil Carlier sa...

LETHBRIDGE – Employers have until the end of the week to register if they want to take part in a two day agriculutre job fair on February 25th and 26th. The event in the lower grandstand of Exhi...