Category Archives: Agriculture
China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants - including Red Deer
TORONTO - The federal government says it has been notified that China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters.A spokeswoman for Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a ...
May 02, 2019 Pigs feeding - courtesy of the Canadian Pork Council
Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
OTTAWA -- The federal government is rolling out changes to a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China's decision to ban the Canadian product.Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude...
May 01, 2019 Canola field - LethbridgeNewsNOW
Farmers weighing canola conundrum with spring seeding underway
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - It's a spring tradition Bradley Betcker and his family have become accustomed to over the years, seeding tens of thousands of acres at the T Bar Cattle Company southwest of Medici...
Apr 25, 2019 Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider
Understanding the importance of agriculture
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Agriculture was in focus last week during the annual Aggie Days at Lethbridge's Exhibition Park. The 13th annual event took place April 10 and 11.It featured interactive booths and pr...
Apr 16, 2019 Part of the setup at the 2019 Aggie Days in Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)
Growing produce for a good cause
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you want to make new friend, learn more about food and get involved with a local cause, the Interfaith Learning Garden might be for you. The program is run every summer by Lethbrid...
Apr 15, 2019 The Interfaith Learning Garden booth set up at Aggie Days 2019 in Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)
Canola Council of Canada working “very diligently” to resolve China trade dispute
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Relations between Canada and China continue to be strained due to a trade dispute focused on the canola industry. Last month, China cancelled its export license from two major Canadia...
Apr 12, 2019 The trade dispute over canola exports is impacting workers in Lethbridge
Feds plan to limit uses of 'neonic' pesticides, but outright ban still likely
OTTAWA - Federal scientists are finalizing restrictions on a much-used class of pesticides to try to protect bees. The recommendations could be moot in less than a year, however, if the same agency up...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadian Pork Industry benefits from Federal Government investment
OTTAWA — The Canadian Pork industry is getting $6-Million worth of investment from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The money will be used for innovation to boost production, strengthen public ...
Apr 10, 2019
Alberta Party leader says he would create fund, add agriculture industry jobs
LEDUC, Alta. – Leader Stephen Mandel says an Alberta Party government would create 6,000 new jobs and create a new innovation fund for the province’s agriculture and agri-food industries. ...
Apr 08, 2019
ABP calls on all parties in the election to consider important grazing leases
CALGARY — As we move closer to the April 16 provincial election, all of Alberta’s political parties are being encouraged to consider issues important to cattle and beef producers. Alberta ...
Apr 05, 2019