Agriculture

Best-ever November for CP grain shipments

CALGARY, AB. -- Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail has had a number of exception months this year for keeping grain on the move. November was no exception, as CP Rail had the best-ever November and second-bes...

Dec 01, 2020

Poultry farmers welcome announcement of federal assistance

OTTAWA, AB. -- The federal government is working to follow through with its committment to provide compensation for Canada's supply managed sectors by the coming spring. The move is to offset the impa...

Nov 30, 2020

Receipts outpace expenses as farm income saw double digit jump in 2019

OTTAWA, ON. -- Canadian farmers saw a significant 14.9% increase in realized net income from 2018 to $5.5 billion in 2019. The increase followed a 34.2% decline in 2018, brought on by sharply higher i...

Olivia Thorington Nov 27, 2020

Beef Cattle Research Council webinars cover range of issues

CALGARY, AB. -- It's practical, science-based information and solutions geared towards all Canadian beef producers. A series of fall-and-winter webinars from the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is...

Nov 25, 2020

Know how to reduce food waste? You could win up to $1.5-million

OTTAWA, ONT - The Food Waste Reduction Challenge has commenced.Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says they are looking for innovators who can come up with new ways of "doi...

Nov 19, 2020

Opportunities in food exports, says Farm Credit Canada

Farm Credit Canada is touting the food and beverage processing industry as one of the country's biggest opportunities for growth in global trade.In 2019, Canada's total food, beverage and commodity ex...

Nov 17, 2020

Ag for Life launches Farmers in Flannel photo contest

CALGARY, AB. - Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life) is launching its first ever "Farmers in Flannel" photo contest designed to celebrate farmers and a successful harvest. When the leaves start to fall a...

Nov 16, 2020

Livestock and poultry producers encouraged to have bio-security plans in place

EDMONTON, AB. -- While COVID has played havoc with many industries and businesses, the one bright spot has been agriculture, where there have been no reports of livestock being infected by COVID-19 an...

Nov 16, 2020

Irvine Rodeo Arena getting full rebuild and redesign

IRVINE, AB - A small Southern Alberta community near the Saskatchewan border is getting a new rodeo arena.UFA has announced its 2020 grant recipients from the Rural Communities Foundation (RCF).Out of...

Nov 12, 2020

Moo-ving forward with a business plan brings peace of mind

EDMONTON, AB. -- The events of 2020 have brought a great deal of uncertainty for many businesses and dairy farms are no exception. Demand for milk production has fluctuated as processors have made adj...

Nov 10, 2020