Category Archives: Agriculture

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A year and a half after Maple Leaf Foods announced a plan to expand its plant protein capacity, expected growth at it wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, appears to have stall...

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A Southern Alberta MP will play an important role within the Conservative Party of Canada.Leader Erin O'Toole announced the members of his Shadow Cabinet Tuesday morning, detailin...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- As if dealing with hot, dry conditions during the past growing season wasn`t enough, farmers and ranchers can now expect increased heating costs this winter. Ryan Furtas, market ana...

EDMONTON - Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen has resigned from cabinet amid concerns over his drinking.Dreeshen, in a short statement, says his "conduct'' with alcohol has become a distracti...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life) has acquired the Classroom Agriculture Program (CAP) in Alberta.CAP was originally created to enhance students' understanding of agriculture and w...

MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has been dealing with complaints from farmers who delivered grain to Cargill and have not been paid.Since the middle of September, CGC said 23 prod...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- In spite of challenges, including a global contraction in agricultural exports, Farm Credit Canada`s (FCC) latest trade report found 2020 to be a relatively good year. J.P. Gervais,...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A review of Canadian farm gate milk prices and various other costs used in administering Canada`s milk supply management system, has determined an increase in price is warranted. Th...

MELFORT, SASK. - CP Rail has outperformed CN Rail during the three months of the 2021-22 crop year.Information on grain movement is compiled for the Ag Transport Coalition which represents a group of ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With historically high canola prices, producers are being encouraged to protect the integrity of the crop they have in storage.Neil Blue, the provincial crops market analyst with Al...