Agriculture

Tribute paid to 19 farm and ranch families at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY -- Farmers and ranchers, their livestock and horses, have been the backbone of the Calgary Stampede for more than a hundred years. With that in mind, it's understandable that the families who ...

Jul 11, 2019 The Bishop Family - Lethbridge County

Bigger than a Zamboni and a lot more complicated

LETHBRIDGE -- It was a sight to behold at the Enmax Centre on Wednesday. An arena that normally houses a sheet of ice and only occasionally sees a piece of equipment bigger than a Zamboni, was transfo...

Jul 11, 2019 Tractors and students at Combine College -- LethbridgeNewsNOW

Province planning to extend grazing leases for ranchers

EDMONTON -- The provincial government has announced plans to grant extended grazing leases for certain ranchers.Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, announced Tuesday that the provincial go...

Jul 10, 2019 Grazing cattle -- LethbridgeNwwsNOW

Amid a standoff with China, Ottawa announces financial support for the beef industry

CALGARY -- Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced in Calgary on Wednesday (July 10) that $8.3 million will be used for six projects that will help support Canada's world-class bee...

Jul 10, 2019 Southern Alberta Feedlot -- LethbridgeNewsNOW

Federal government blocks nearly 12,800 kg of adulterated honey from entering Canadian market

OTTAWA, ON - Close to 12,800 kilograms of adulterated honey has been blocked from entering the Canadian market.The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, who serves as federal Minister of Agriculture and Agr...

Jul 10, 2019

Provincial politicians asking Albertans to support farmers, ranchers

EDMONTON -- The provincial government is calling on people to support Alberta farmers and ranchers as they deal with trade disputes.Provincial politicians were joined by industry representatives from ...

Jul 05, 2019 Ag Minister Devin Dreeshen Premier Jason Kenney and representatives of beef, pork and canola producers. Photo supplied by the province.

Off-highway vehicles now allowed on Lethbridge County roads

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge County Council has adopted a bylaw to allow off-highway vehicles (OHV) to be used on three-digit numbered highways for faming operations.Reeve Lorne Hickey says quite a few...

Jul 04, 2019 Lethbridge County Reeve Lorne Hickey. (Lethbridge News Now)

57% of Southern Albertan crops in "Good to Excellent Condition"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Alberta Government claims that crop conditions in three out of five regions is faring better than the southern region. The data is taken from their June 25th sam...

Jul 04, 2019 Wheat fields in Southern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)

CN Rail on pace for record movement of western Canadian grain after strong June

WINNIPEG - Canadian National Railway says it is on track to move record quantities of western Canadian grain after a strong June.The country's largest railway says it transported more than 2.3 million...

Jul 02, 2019 Grain Cars - Photo credit to CN website

Grain bin campground "overwhelmed" with booking requests

MOOSE JAW, SK - The Bin There Campground just started bringing in their first bushel of guests last week.Julie Hilling and her husband Dennis have been hard at work over the last few months to convert...

Jul 01, 2019 Photo credit to Bin There Campground