Category Archives: Agriculture
Lethbridge College to operate two agricultural centres in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has announced a boost for research at Lethbridge College.Details are being finalized for a $2 million agreement that will have the post-secondary institution manage the 2...
Oct 15, 2020
Research on animal health at University of Calgary receives financial boost
CALGARY, AB - The governments of Canada and Alberta are teaming up on a boost to animal health research at the University of Calgary. The $3.44 million deal was finalized in March and will help staff ...
Oct 14, 2020
Latest Alberta Crop Report shows 90% of crops have been harvested
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the latest Alberta Crop Report, as of October 6, 2020, about 90 per cent of crops have been harvested across the province.That number is 29 per cent ahead of the five-year average a...
Oct 14, 2020
"Murder hornets" - bullies of the arthropod world are hard to track
Washington State, U.S. -- Washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a "murder" hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects.The Washington Sta...
Oct 13, 2020
Cattle markets experience slight recovery after taking pandemic hit
CALGARY, AB. -- It has been a challenging year for western Canadian feedlots. Canfax manager and senior analyst Brian Perillat spoke during an online town hall organized by the Canadian Cattlemen's As...
Oct 13, 2020
Several Southern Alberta irrigation districts to be upgraded with $815-million investment
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers throughout much of the region can expect to see their irrigation systems upgraded in the near future.Last week, the federal government announced $10-billion for major infrastr...
Oct 09, 2020
Blood Tribe enters into growth investment for the on reserve forage operation
CALGARY, AB. -- It's a growth equity investment for the Blood Tribe.On September 30, Kainai Forage closed a $15 million Construction Credit with Farm Credit Canada and an operating Line of Credit with...
Oct 08, 2020
Good news for Canada's malting barley growers: from the beer industry
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- "With the ingredients that go into beer I think people, for the most part, make that connection of barley and beer."The comment comes from Canadian Malting Barley Technical managing...
Oct 07, 2020
$42.8-million fertilizer terminal opens near Grassy Lake
GRASSY LAKE, AB - A new state-of-the-art fertilizer terminal has opened in Southern Alberta.Federated Co-operative Limited (FCL) invested $42.8-million into the facility, which warehouses, blends, and...
Oct 06, 2020
Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA, ONT. -- Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The program will subsidize...
Oct 05, 2020