Agriculture

Hemp is hip and the Hemp Trade Alliance conference has all the information.

CALGARY -- The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) will be holding its annual conference later this month in Calgary.The meeting of the growing industry will focus on sharing ideas and information.Ses...

Nov 14, 2019 Hemp plant -- credit CHTA

Stirling youth awarded $20,000 4-H Scholarship

WESTEROSE, AB - The 4-H Foundation of Alberta has awarded 10 scholarships to youth across the province to help them pursue their post-secondary goals.It's the second year the Elmer and Ona Hansen memo...

Nov 08, 2019 4-H logo, courtesy Wikipedia and 4-H Foundation

Severe Alberta weather prompts Rogers Sugar to Terminate 2019 Beet Harvest

VANCOUVER -- Rogers Sugar Inc. has announced that due to the impact of recent severe adverse weather in Alberta on the 2019 sugar beet crop, a decision has been made to terminate the beet harvest.A ne...

Nov 07, 2019 Harvesting sugar beets -- Alberta Sugar Beet Growers

Canadian pork, beef exports to China to resume after a four-month suspension

OTTAWA - Beef producers are ecstatic. Effective Tuesday (Nov 5), Canadian meat export certificates to China resumed.Export certificates for Canadian meat were halted on June 25th, due to the discovery...

Nov 05, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

Proposed seed royalty changes on hold

Prairie farm groups have released results of their seed royalty survey, and they say producers do not support the two seed royalty models under consideration by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and th...

Nov 04, 2019 Grain harvest -- Glenn Miller

Bassano Dam: Protecting against flood incidents while maintaining water supply

BOSSANO -- Officials in southern Alberta celebrated the completion of measures to protect the Bassano Dam last week.A second emergency spillway was built at a cost of 45 million dollars, including 30 ...

Oct 30, 2019 Improved Bossano Dam -- Govt of Alberta photo

SunRype sold by Jim Pattison Group to Quebec company

VANCOUVER -- SunRype Products has a new owner.Lassonde Industries Inc., based in Rougemont, Quebec, announced today that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of The...

Oct 30, 2019 SunRype products

More beef products recalled due to possible E. coli contamination

Whole Foods is the latest grocery chain affected by a recall of hundreds of beef and veal products across Canada due to possible E. coli contamination.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ad...

Oct 21, 2019 Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd - The Canadian Press

Opportunities and challenges in the 2020–2024 National Beef Strategy

CALGARY -- The release of the 2020-2024 National Beef Strategy outlines global opportunities and industry challenges. Anne Wasko Chair of the Beef Advisors, says this is the next five year plan."Of co...

Oct 18, 2019 Cows in Pasture -- LNN

Farm groups disappointed with federal election campaign

The cluster of commodity groups known as Team Alberta says it is disappointed about the lack of discussion of farm issues during the federal election campaign.In a release, Team Alberta, which include...

Oct 17, 2019 Canola field -- credit Curtis Galbraith