Agriculture

JBS to hire hundreds in Brooks, housing shortage hinders plans

BROOKS, AB - In April 2023, the largest employer in Brooks, JBS Canada Foods, informed economic development officials they want to bring in an additional 300 foreign workers to staff its meat processi...

May 12, 2023

Surge in avian influenza expected this spring

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Officials are predicting an increased number of avian influenza infections.With millions of birds impacted from avian influenza in 2022 and millions of wild birds returning to nes...

Apr 28, 2023

Registration to host Alberta Open Farm Days closes Apr. 30

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farms and ranches that want to be a part of Open Farm Days will need to register by the end of the month to participate in this year's festivities in August.The event is a two-day cel...

Apr 27, 2023

Canadian farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than two decades due to war in Ukraine

Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat.Statistics Canada said Wednesday that farmers anticipate planting 23 mill...

Apr 26, 2023

Lethbridge County to consider $6 million to help with McCain Foods expansion

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Council members in Lethbridge County are set to vote on a proposed multi-million dollar borrowing bylaw.At the April 20, 2023, meeting of Lethbridge County Council, first readi...

Apr 25, 2023

Federal strike affecting grain inspections: Canadian Grain Commission

CALGARY, AB - The strike by Canada's largest public-sector union could harm farmers both in terms of money coming in and crops going out, agricultural organizations said Thursday.Among the striking me...

Apr 21, 2023

Ag societies worried about proposed new CFIA rules on traceability

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies said it has some concerns about proposed new traceability rules from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).These new rules would...

Apr 20, 2023

Apprentice trained at Lethbridge College wins North American competition

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An apprentice trained at Lethbridge College has won a special award.Cody Erman has been named AGCO Corporation's 2022 North American Technician of the Year. He received the award foll...

Apr 19, 2023

University of Lethbridge researchers receive funding for potato-focused projects

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Researchers at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) have received funding for new work focused on potatoes.Through the Agriculture Funding Consortium, the U of L researchers are gett...

Apr 18, 2023

More than 40 per cent of Canadian farm operators to retire by 2033: report

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report says more than 40 per cent of farm operators will retire over the next decade, leaving Canada with a shortage.The report from the Royal Bank of Canada, Boston Consulting ...

Apr 10, 2023