Category Archives: Agriculture

LETHBRIDGE — Given the importance of irrigation to the southern Alberta economy, two University of Lethbridge economists wanted to know if agricultural producers who irrigate are using precision...

SASKATOON — The federal government, along with commodity groups, have planted some seeds to grow the country’s agriculture industry. Federal Agriculture Ministerm Lawrence MacAuleym was at...

OTTAWA - Health Canada scientists say there is no reason to believe the scientific evidence they used to approve the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers was tainted. On Friday they rejected, a...

EDMONTON — It’s a seed bank that no farmer wants to make a withdrawal from. However, without proper precautions, a farmer may not have a choice. The seed-weed bank doesn’t come with ...

LETHBRIDGE — New Year brings positive signs for some Canadian crops There appears to be some postives for some Canadian crops this year. The Canola Council of Canada says a decision by China bod...

EDMONTON – A disease that has killed millions of piglets around the world has been detected in Alberta for the first time. The Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation says the porcine epi...

LETHBRIDGE — You can’t rely on positive thoughts and expectations or fly-by-the-seat of your pants when it comes to transitioning the family farm to the next generation. It’s a proce...

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Guide has undergone a facelift that has come in for a critique of how the scalpel was wielded. The new food guide has ditched the rainbow visual many Canadians associa...

LETHBRIDGE — The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ruled that revenue of the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway companies exceeded their Maximum Revenue Entitlements...

EDMONTON — Students at the University of Alberta have created a probiotic that could help save the local honeybee population. Many of us know our bees need help, and a team of students at the Un...