Category Archives: Agriculture

MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from efficient cars, strong global demand and more available capacity due to fewer sh...

OLDS, AB - A farming town in Alberta is set to become a hub for technology.The Government of Alberta announced Tuesday a $200,000 Canadian Agriculture Partnership between Olds College, the provincial ...

CALGARY, AB. -- Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever,...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says a combination of crop yields and cattle prices are pulling a lot of weight this year.Crop yields are estimated to hit a record-high in Alberta with farm...

CALGARY, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) are hoping every producer in the province will participate in their current undertaking. General Manager, Brad Dubeau, says ABP has a 'Request for Informat...

EDMONTON, AB. -- It has been a little over a month since the Alberta Forage Industry (AFIN) launched the website Farming the Web and the agriculture-specific buy-and-sell site has already received a h...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) have joined the list of agricultural producers studying the environmental impact of their growing and harvesting process. The numbers associated wi...

OLDS, AB. -- The federal Speech from the Throne will be delivered tomorrow, September 23, and the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have released their own "Speech from the Combine." In a seven-minute vid...

KENORA,ON. -- All canola should be conditioned immediately after combining to cool it down, even out the temperature throughout the bin and remove any moisture released through natural seed respiratio...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A three-year initiative will focus on improving how agricultural plastics are recovered and recycled.The project called Building a Zero-Plastic Waste Strategy for Agriculture will b...