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RCMP investigating livestock shootings in Lac Ste. Anne County
LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY, AB -- Parkland RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating suspects responsible for killing and injuring cattle in Lac St. Anne County. Mounties says that b...
Oct 14, 2020
Research on animal health at University of Calgary receives financial boost
CALGARY, AB - The governments of Canada and Alberta are teaming up on a boost to animal health research at the University of Calgary.The $3.44 million deal was finalized in March and will help staff a...
Oct 14, 2020
Latest Alberta Crop Report shows 90 per cent of crops have been harvested
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the latest Alberta Crop Report, as of October 6, 2020, about 90 per cent of crops have been harvested across the province.That number is 29 per cent ahead of the five-year average a...
Oct 14, 2020
Harvest progress ahead of five-year average
Grande Prairie, AB. - The October 6 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 82.9 per cent of the Peace Region crop had been combined as of that date.That is well ahead of the five-year average of 55...
Oct 14, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 14, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - BMO Bank of Montreal has expanded its agri-business banking team.Senior economist Aaron Goertzen said this new group is a national team of agriculture banking specialists with backgro...
Oct 14, 2020
Listen: Farmers working together to end global hunger
MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects are close to winding up in Saskatchewan.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Rick Block, the provincial representative for Foodgrains Bank.alice.m...
Oct 13, 2020
Authenac Farms, volunteers double the donations with second annual charity garden
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- It was another successful charity harvest for the Authenac family and all the volunteers who came out to harvest and deliver some fresh produce to those most in need.The second ...
Oct 13, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday October 13, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - The Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative will receive $2.1 million for three new community-led projects.The Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario will receive up to $99...
Oct 13, 2020
Dennis Moffatt says goodbye to The Market at Red Deer after 50 years
It's the end of an era for The Market at Red Deer, affectionately known as the Red Deer Farmers' Market. Dennis Moffatt has operated the market for 50 years, and on Saturday, it's final day of 2020, h...
Oct 10, 2020
Several Southern Alberta irrigation districts to be upgraded with $815-million investment
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers throughout much of the region can expect to see their irrigation systems upgraded in the near future.Last week, the federal government announced $10-billion for major infrastr...
Oct 10, 2020