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LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over the last year, COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of many popular events. Fortunately, the Lethbridge Farmers' Markets were able to safely carry on. This year will be the same....

RED DEER, Alta. - Olds College and Cervus Equipment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the operation of the college's Smart Farm. The five-year agreement will see Cervus...

MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government has clarified how temporary foreign workers (TWFs) will get to farms this spring with regulations in place to stay in Government Authorized Accommodation (GAA)....

MELFORT, Sask. - Groups that represent the country's cattle producers are pleased to see Canada one step closer to being recognized as negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).The Wo...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- During a year marked by economic upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada`s farmland market remained strong and stable in 2020. That upheaval included temporary food processing...

MELFORT, Sask. - MarketsFarm recently presented its crops outlook for 2021.Director of weather and markets Bruce Burnett explains with strong prices there is a lot of competition among the crops.JPBG ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Are the elected officials in your riding not adequately representing their constituents? Well, you might soon be able to file a petition for recall.Cardston-Siksika MLA Joseph Schow h...

MELFORT, Sask. - The new Pork Promotion-Research Agency (PPRA) held its first meeting and identified the members that will guide its first year of operations.The members will shape the yearly business...

CALGARY, AB. -- It isn't the type of ranching the prairies are used to but, it's elbowing it's way into the market place. It's known as "meatless farming" and is based on farmed plant protein. The Uni...

MELFORT, Sask. - Each year Farm Credit Canada (FCC) breaks down farmland values on a provincial and regional basis. The price of land in Saskatchewan rose 5.4 per cent last year.Alice McFarlane with A...