Category Archives: Agriculture
Federal government invests millions to attract youth to Agriculture
OTTAWA, ON - A new federal investment of up to $3.75 million is expected to help bring young people into the agriculture industry. Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, annou...
Jun 03, 2019 John Deere tractor credit to Glenn Miller
Plot Hop offers full-day, back-to-back crop information sessions
LETHBRIDGE -- Farming Smarter will sponsor its first Lethbridge Plot Hop of the year on Thursday, June 6.The focus of Farming Smarter is to inform producers about the applied research being conducted ...
May 30, 2019 Plot Hop information
Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government.Canola producer...
May 26, 2019 Canola - The Canadian Press
Restriction lifted for Canadian beef exported to Japan
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The last restriction on the 2005 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis have been lifted.Japan will now import beef from cattle more than 30 months old, marking an end on re...
May 22, 2019 Cattle in feedlot -- LethbridgeNewesNOW
Beware of pests: expert weighs in on what insects can be found in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Pests can be a nightmare for landowners, and there are certain types people in southern Alberta should be on the lookout for. Scott Meers is an Insect Management Specialist with Alber...
May 21, 2019 Grasshoppers are prevalent in southern Vulcan County, northwest Lethbridge County and in Willow Creek (Pexels)
Hemp industry looks to Ottawa for regulation changes
OTTAWA -- Health food and hemp industry groups want Ottawa to change the regulations for C-B-D to treat the cannabinoid as a natural health product rather than a drug.The Canadian Health Food Associat...
May 17, 2019 Photo credit to Agriculture Canada
It may be protein based - but, it is not beef!
CALGARY, AB -- Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as ``plant-based meat.'' The Que...
May 16, 2019 Credit to Beyond Meat website
On-farm canola stocks increase while wheat stocks drop
SASKATOON -- Statistics Canada reports canola stocks were 10 million tonnes at the end of March, an increase of 10.5 per cent compared with the previous year.China's decision to suspend Canadian canol...
May 08, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
Alberta Beef Producers ask provincial youth to share their story in Young Guns contest
CALGARY, AB -- The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) group is inviting the province's youth to tell their story, by entering the Young Guns contest.ABP Communications manager Katelyn Laverdure, says there ...
May 07, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
Wide range of farmland prices across Alberta in 2018
LETHBRIDGE -- A new report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) found the average value of Canadian farmland rose nearly seven per cent last year.But the agricultural lender says that growth rate is likely t...
May 03, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW.com