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LETHBRIDGE, AB - Around Lethbridge, there are many Sugar Beet Farmers that make up a huge portion of the Sugar growing population.The 2020 Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Harvest showcases how sugar is pla...
Oct 19, 2020
Olds College will now be home to a purebred herd of Red Angus cattle.College officials say it's thanks to a generous donation of 10 Red Angus heifer calves from the Canadian Red Angus Promotion Societ...
Oct 19, 2020
Saskatchewan residents will have an opportunity to hear three political parties discuss rural issues ahead of next week's election.Agricultural Producers' Association of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Far...
Oct 19, 2020
Farming is a job where those doing the hard work don't get enough credit.So says Jeremy Matuszewski, founder of the Thanks for Farming Tour (TFFT), which comes to Red Deer's Westerner Park November 11...
Oct 18, 2020
The Alberta government's agriculture and forestry ministry and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have reached a $37-million annual agreement that will prioritize agriculture research projects...
Oct 17, 2020
Improving business risk management programs (BRM) for livestock producers continues to be a priority for the Canadian Cattlemen Association (CCA).Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to CCA Executive ...
Oct 16, 2020
OLDS, AB - Agriculture and Forestry is moving its field crop development centre to Olds College and has announced an initial $10.5-million grant over three years to fund the program. Since 1973, the p...
Oct 16, 2020
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) annual meeting was held online this year.The members passed a resolution asking the federal government to reconsider banning strychnine for controllin...
Oct 16, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three researchers formerly part of the Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and now working for the University of Lethbridge.The Government of Alberta announced $1.8-million i...
Oct 15, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - Prairie honey producers take great pride in their pure product. But the fake honey showing up on store shelves is hurting their bottom line.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Tim...
Oct 15, 2020