Agriculture

Improve your fertilizer efficiency this spring

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The principles of 4R fertilizer management will help farmers improve plant uptake of their fertilizer inputs. This will improve farm profitability and also reduce losses to the air ...

Apr 06, 2021

U-of-L researcher earns funding for critical studies within the beef industry

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta's new Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) fund will be supporting the work of a University of Lethbridge researcher, with $700,000 over two years.Research Associate, ...

Apr 05, 2021

Health Canada releases decisions on specific pesticides and mitigation measures

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Following science-based assessments and broad public consultation, that included more than 47,000 comments and new information, Health Canada has released decisions on the risks to ...

Apr 01, 2021

Lethbridge County asks producers to monitor for field soil erosion

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Winter cycles of freezing and thawing, combined with the dry, windy weather of the last few months, has Lethbridge County officials worried about the possible development of soil er...

Mar 31, 2021

Fields needed for 2021 pea leaf weevil survey

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's an annual event in Alberta - the pea leaf weevil survey - and there's good reason for it. Shelley Barkley, the insect survey technologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry,...

Mar 30, 2021

Join the crowd - Survey your canola plant counts

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's still early in the season but, farmers are beginning to consider their fields and potential yields. It comes down to having simple math skills.What is the canola yield when a f...

Mar 29, 2021

Mixed reaction to AgriStability deal from Alberta Beef Producers

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers likes most of the new deal around AgriStability, but there was one disappointment for the organization.ABP says in a news release it welcomes the removal ...

Mar 26, 2021

RDAR funding supports U of L research into health of queen bees and their colonies

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Queen bee might sound like a nice title to hold but when it comes to honey bees, the title carries the responsibility of being the sole reproductive female in the colony. With queen...

Mar 25, 2021

Olymel to remain vigilant even with no active COVID cases

RED DEER, AB. - The COVID-19 outbreak at the Olymel pork processing facility in Red Deer has been brought under control. After peaking at 212 on Feb. 19, Alberta Health confirmed over the weekend that...

Mar 24, 2021

CFIA urges hobby and backyard farms to protect flocks from Bird Flu

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's a serious disease that can kill poultry and potentially spread to people working closely with poultry, making them sick. Avian influenza (AI), also known as Bird Flu, is being ...

Mar 23, 2021