Category Archives: Agriculture

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer's appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices on Tuesday left in place a $25 milli...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canola success starts with a uniform stand of five to eight plants per square foot. Canola counts at the two-to-four-leaf stage provide a check up on the seeding operation and if cano...

CALGARY, AB - A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warn...

OTTAWA, ON - Milk prices in Canada could be going up for the second time in a year.Dairy Farmers of Canada has asked the Canadian Dairy Commission for a mid-year milk price hike due to the current inf...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - PIP International Inc. (PIP), an Alberta agricultural-tech plant-based processor, opened its yellow pea wet fractionation pilot facility and commercial testing centre on May 30, 2022....

EDMONTON, AB - New cutting-edge agricultural technology could soon be available for farmers and other producers.The Government of Alberta, through the Alberta Innovates Smart Agriculture and Food Digi...

OTTAWA, ON - The federal government says China has lifted its restrictions on Canadian canola after a three-year trade dispute.Ottawa says it has been advised that China has reinstated market access f...

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Flea beetles can do a lot of damage in a short time. To avoid beetle shock, growers and agronomists across the Prairies will want to scout as soon as seedlings emerge, and check ofte...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The latest crop report from Alberta agriculture indicates that southeastern Alberta remains dry.In the south region, which includes the areas around Strathmore, Medicine Hat, Lethbr...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a special morning at the University of Lethbridge Wednesday.It marked the grand opening of Blue Sky Analytical Labs, which operates out of the U of L's Science Commons building...