Reading Time: 3 minutes The Municipal District of Taber in southern Alberta remains at a political crossroads, weighing the interests of generating revenue for public services with conserving native grasslands.
Conservation groups enter grazing lease debate
Five Alberta groups ask for halt of proposed project to convert native grasslands to irrigation
Petition launched over grazing lease controversy
Battle for grazing and irrigated land continues for rural residents of southern Alberta municipality
Reading Time: 4 minutes Battle continues between the need for generation of tax revenue from irrigation and the preservation of native grasslands in southern Alberta rural municipality.
Rich life took him from sky to ground
Burns Wood played role in history of Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, which celebrates 100th anniversary
Reading Time: 4 minutes World War II veteran Burns Wood shares some memories of his time on the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers board as the organization celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025.
Alberta irrigators put power of the sun to work
Harnessing solar energy for irrigation in southern Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes An early adopter of using solar power to operate irrigation equipment says after several years, he’s convinced the system is a win for farmers.
Alberta irrigation farmers strive for efficiencies to battle through droughts
Southern Alberta irrigators enter the growing season with full reservoirs following the much drier conditions of previous years
Reading Time: 3 minutes Irrigation reservoirs in Alberta are looking strong heading into the 2025 growing season, which should help growers when drought conditions arrive this summer.
Southern Alberta irrigators get water allocation boost
As region emerges from drought, St. Marty’s River Irrigation District increases allocation to 12 inches for the season
Reading Time: 2 minutes The St. Mary River Irrigation District has increased water allowance to 12 inches for producers in the region this growing season.
Alberta farmers should plan for drought while rainfall plentiful
Have a plan and infrastructure in place so you’re not playing catch up
Reading Time: 3 minutes Water management update on planning for the next drought in Alberta.
Prairie soil scientist and author Les Henry, 83
Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century
Glacier FarmMedia — Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his […] Read more
Don’t fear FITFIR, says Alberta water expert
Rights holders likely to negotiate in times of water shortage
Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta river and reservoir levels remain lower than normal and water availability continues to worry irrigators. Will there be enough water to go around? What happens if there isn’t? Answers can be found in the province’s current Water Act, passed in 1999, which contains the same “first in time, first in right” (FITFIR) system that […] Read more
Celebration day for Dairy Innovation West
Handful of stakeholders get glimpse of 'unique' Alberta milk plant
Reading Time: 3 minutes Western Milk Pool chair Henry Holtmann said a recent “hard hat” tour of the under-construction Dairy Innovation West facility made for a “day of celebration.” Those behind the unique milk processing plant in central Alberta’s Lacombe County have much to celebrate. Over the past five years, the five provincial organizations under the Western Milk Pool […] Read more
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