
Rotational grazing doesn’t make rain, but it helps to keep it, study finds
Five-year, project finds high-intensity grazing boosts water infiltration by up to 30 per cent

Alberta poised to become hemp-processing powerhouse
Two hemp processors aim to open $70-million production plants in 2024

Alarm bells are finally ringing as wild pig numbers soar
Spread of planet’s ‘worst invasive large mammal’ is prompting action — including a controversial bounty

Prices are rising, but optimism isn’t for battered cattle sector
Herd numbers have been shrinking for 16 years, and that’s something the sector can’t cope with forever

Former nurse finds joy in her blossoming flower business

Are cover crops a fit for Alberta conditions?
There are producers making it work here but they warn it’s not easy and comes with lots of unknowns

Cover cropping program looks to encourage innovation
The program is quite flexible, says head of the provincial agency administering funding

This hidden crop menace is stealthy, destructive and a devil to get rid of
There’s a wide variety of wireworms, their impact varies greatly, and there’s no effective control

Bowden pulse-processing plant aims to be on the cutting edge
Among its goals is to get rid of the aftertaste of pulses and find ways to up protein levels

Premiums soar after crop insurer hit by $2.7-billion loss
Higher crop prices are driving a big part of the 37 per cent (or higher) hike, but drought hit hard, too