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Taber corn now in stands across Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of the best summer side dishes is now available.Taber corn is finally hitting stands across the city this week.After a frosty, cold spring, the harvest came about a week earlier...
Jul 29, 2021
'Drought-tolerant plants' can make your yard more sustainable
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Immersed in southern Alberta's natural landscape in Police Point Park is the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program.Chief park interpreter Corlaine Gardner says lawns aren't adaptable...
Jul 29, 2021
Alberta approved Farmer's Markets - there's an app for that
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - If you live in a city, one of the most popular events every summer is the Farmers' Market - and no matter where you live, there is always a market close by in Alberta.Now, Alberta Ag...
Jul 29, 2021
Biofuel plant near Lethbridge to expand, include more types of farm waste
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The provincial government has announced $4.7 million in funding to expand a key biofuels processing facility just south of Lethbridge.Coming from the Technology Innovation and Emis...
Jul 29, 2021
Seven post-secondary institutions create ag and food research collaboration
RED DEER, Alta. - Several Alberta colleges and polytechnics have created a new Agriculture and Food Research Collaborative.The joint effort is between Olds College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat Co...
Jul 29, 2021
Early start to harvest in Saskatchewan due to drought
MELFORT, Sask. - Hot dry weather has accelerated crop development and some farmers in south and central Saskatchewan have started combining.Provincial crops extension specialist Shannon Friesen said t...
Jul 29, 2021
Horse's tail cut off - RCMP asking for public's help
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident in the Monte Creek area, 25 kilometres east of Kamloops.The Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment's Livestock Section was called to a property on the 1...
Jul 29, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, July 29, 2021
MELFORT, Sask.- Saskatchewan's general farm group is calling on agribusinesses to offer financial flexibility to producers during this year's drought.Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan...
Jul 29, 2021
PAMI and Team Alberta study on grain drying efficiencies verging completion
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - With operation costs for grain producers on the rise, especially with the expense of the federal carbon tax, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) is looking for ways to ma...
Jul 28, 2021
Search for rust resistance in wheat an ongoing process for genetic researchers
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Rust pathogens are an ongoing problem to say the least for Canadian producers, including stripe, stem, and leaf rust. For researchers at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the U...
Jul 28, 2021