Agriculture

Nanton honey producer offers sweet deal for consumers

NANTON, AB. -- June is National Pollinator Month - a time to raise awareness about pollinators and their contributions. With that in mind, a Nanton beekeeper has found an interesting way to connect wi...

Jun 29, 2020

Beef-packing plants in Brooks and High River resume full operations

CALGARY - Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed.The outbreaks caused closures ...

Jun 25, 2020

Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola

OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry.Merit Functional F...

Jun 22, 2020

Lethbridge County denies tax cut for livestock producers, but provides some relief

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Livestock producers in Lethbridge County will get some financial relief this year, just not what they were hoping for.Back in May, Stan Vanessen with AVE Farms Ltd. near Picture Butte...

Jun 19, 2020

No call to buck, rodeo bulls and broncs idled by COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY - Get Smart and Stevie Knicks are lounging in the penthouse pasture. Blackstone After Party is having sex.Rodeo announcers constantly refer to bucking stock as athletes and point out their per...

Olivia Thorington Jun 18, 2020

New Forage U-Pick program to assist producers

CALGARY, AB. -- A total thirteen different western Canadian organizations have combined their efforts to introduce "Forage U-Pick". Karen Schmid, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) Research and Production M...

Jun 17, 2020

Mexico hits pause on sending temporary foreign workers after COVID-19 deaths

OTTAWA, Ont. - The government of Mexico won't send any more temporary foreign workers to Canada until it has more clarity on why two died due to COVID-19.The Mexican ambassador to Canada says his gove...

Jun 15, 2020

Taber area farmers clean up and examine damage after storm

BARNWELL, AB- Farmers are mopping up after an intense storm brought thunderstorms, hail and even a tornado to parts of Southern Alberta.James Johnson is a third generation farmer, and is part owner of...

Jun 14, 2020

Second Friday in June marks Farmer’s Day

Friday, June 12, marked UFA Farmer's Day.It is held every year on the second Friday in June.Usually, the UFA stores hold celebrations, but those can't happen this year due to COVID-19.Instead, the com...

Jun 12, 2020

Feds, farmers, remain far apart over impact of carbon tax on grain growers

OTTAWA - The federal government says its analysis of the impact the carbon tax is having on grain farmers is based on numbers provided by the farmers themselves.But grain farmers are adamant that Agri...

Jun 12, 2020