Agriculture

Raymond Aggy Days to shine spotlight on safety

RAYMOND, AB - It's a big day in Raymond this Saturday.The Raymond and District Agricultural Society hosts Aggy Days, with this year's theme being 'Youth Farm Safety'. However, lessons won't solely be ...

Sep 19, 2019 Aggy Days in Raymond is set for this Saturday, Sept. 21 (Photo: Raymond and District Ag Society on Facebook)

Farm organizations need producer input on seed royalties

LETHBRIDGE -- The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is urging farmers to have their say about proposed changes to seed royalty structures.In July, producer groups across the Prairies launched an onli...

Sep 19, 2019 Wheat -- Agriculure Canada

Western Cattle Price Insurance Program celebrates ten years

LETHBRIDGE -- The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program, which is a risk management tool for producers, has reached a noteworthy milestone. Originally started as the Cattle Price Insurance Program...

Sep 18, 2019 Feedlot operation-- LNN

Agriculture, directly and indirectly, makes up half of Lethbridge's economy and jobs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Economic Development Lethbridge's CEO Trevor Lewington spoke on Thursday about the impact that agriculture in Lethbridge and the surrounding area has on the city.Just in terms of thos...

Sep 12, 2019 A dairy cow at Park Lake Dairy Farm. (Lethbridge News Now)

Farm safety consultation reached thousands

EDMONTON -- Albertans weren't shy about providing in-person and online feedback on the repeal and replacement of the failed 2015 Farm Bill - Bill 6.Provincial farmers and ranchers were given the oppor...

Sep 07, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

The latest Alberta Crop Report lays out mixed outcomes

LETHBRIDGE -- With harvest continuing, provincial crop conditions as of August 27, 2019, saw little change since the last report and are above both the 5 and 10-year averages. The provincial average i...

Sep 03, 2019 John Deere tractor working in the field -- Glenn Miller

Agriculture could add $11B a year to Canada's GDP by 2030

SASKATOON -- A new report says Canada's agriculture industry could add $11 billion annually to gross domestic product by 2030 if government invests in people and technology.A report from RBC says the ...

Aug 27, 2019 Grain Truck - credit Glen Miller

Bees set up shop at Waste and Recycling Centre with new partnership

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Something's buzzing at Lethbridge's Waste and Recycling Centre.The City has partnered with ECCO Recycling to have 10 beehives stationed at the facility, with bees producing fresh hone...

Aug 27, 2019 Robert McBain displays a honeycomb at the Lethbridge Waste and Recycling Centre on Aug. 27, 2019, with the other beehives on display (Lethbridge News Now)

Canadian government invests $4.2 million into Southern Alberta’s rail infrastructure

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The federal government has made a significant infrastructure investment in Southern Alberta.Minister of Natural Resources Canada and MP for Edmonton Mill Woods announced this mornin...

Aug 26, 2019 The Fort Mile Rail line (Photo: Forty Mile Rail Inc. at 40mr.ca)

Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A nearly $400,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership will allow researchers at Lethbridge College to embark upon a four-year study to determine how watering and irrigati...

Aug 24, 2019 Dr. Willemijn Appels and her team (Photo Credit: Rob Olson Photgraphy via Lethbridge College)