Agriculture

Open Farm Days return across Alberta next weekend

RED DEER, AB. -- Albertans have more opportunities to support local farmers and explore their own backyard this summer with Open Farm Days events taking place across the province.Open Farm Days will t...

Aug 07, 2020

Farming the Web - new agriculture marketplace is up and running

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Touted as a place to sell anything related to farming and ranching, "Farming the Web" was launched on July 31.Dr. Surya Acharya, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food ...

Aug 06, 2020

Despite blockades and COVID-19, record grain volume shipped by CN-CP in 2019-20

OTTAWA, ON. -- Canada's two major railways shipped record amounts of grain over the past crop year despite a gauntlet of obstacles.Canadian National Railway Co. hauled more than 30 million tonnes of g...

Aug 05, 2020

Four irrigation projects worth almost $40 million announced for Taber area

TABER, AB- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda announced three new irrigation-based projects are on the way for Taber and one for the Raymond area.The new projects are part of the $10 billi...

Aug 04, 2020

Showcasing Alberta agriculture with Open Farm Days 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- We all have to eat and there is no shortage of quality foods on the prairie provinces...particularly at this time of year. With the abundance of Farmers' Markets, people have increa...

Jul 30, 2020

CFIA has warning for those receiving unrequested seed packages in the mail

OTTAWA, ON. -- Sometimes, seed packages come in your mail as a 'thank you' for a charity donation. Sometimes, they simply show up for an unknown reason from someone, or some company you don't know, an...

Jul 30, 2020

Alberta Agriculture modernizing Meat Inspection Regulations

EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta's Meat Inspection Regulation and Meat Inspection Act have provided oversight for animal slaughter and meat processing in the province since 1973. The regulations have also pro...

Jul 29, 2020

Beef processing still pushed back but recovering amid COVID-19

MEDICINE HAT, AB - With closures and near closures of meatpacking plants this spring due to COVID-19, the industry saw everything fall behind.Now the processing industry and supply chain are starting ...

Jul 29, 2020

Lower livestock prices expected for the rest of 2020

A Farm Credit Canada expert is predicting lower than average cattle prices for the rest of this year.A report by James Bryan says prices for a 550-pound steer will be around $219 per hundredweight, be...

Jul 28, 2020

Taber corn stands to open with "soft launch" this Thursday

TABER, AB - You can get your hands on the region's world-famous corn this week.James Johnson, Owner and Operator with Johnson Fresh Farms, says they are opening the first of their stands as early as T...

Jul 28, 2020