Reading Time: 4 minutes By sampling water bowls, researchers can monitor antimicrobial resistance and bovine respiratory disease in cattle, which is a faster and more efficient method than traditional individual animal testing.
Cattle water bowls hold insight into animal health, antimicrobial resistance
Swabbing cattle watering bowls used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease
Several Alberta municipalities declare a state of agricultural disaster due to dry conditions
Summer drought is making a major impact on Alberta farmers
Reading Time: 5 minutes Numerous municipalities in Alberta have declared a state of agricultural disaster due to drought conditions which have wreaked havoc on farmers across the province.
Plateau Cattle Co. wins Alberta Beef Producers Environmental Stewardship Award
Third generation ranchers honoured for efforts in riparian and rangeland health, animal care and sustainability
Reading Time: 4 minutes John Smith and Laura Laing of Plateau Cattle Company are the winners of the 2025 Alberta Beef Producers Environmental Stewardship award.
Saving southern Alberta’s Bob Creek Ranch
Bob Creek Ranch around the Cowboy Trail in process of being conserved by the Waldron Grazing Co-op and the Nature Conservancy of Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Waldron Grazing Co-op and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are working towards the conservation of the Bob Creek Ranch around the Cowboy Trail in southern Alberta.
New AI tool provides farmer support 24/7
RDAR, FCC team up to offer free generative AI tool Root
Reading Time: < 1 minute Research Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has teamed up with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) to provide Canadian producers with access to the FCC-built free generative AI tool called Root.
Alberta announces $10 million to land conservation programs
The provincial government recently announced two conservation programs: the Private Land Conservation Program andEcosystems Grant Program
Reading Time: < 1 minute The provincial government recently announced two conservation programs: the Private Land Conservation Program and Ecosystems Grant Program.
Southern Alberta county in state of agricultural disaster
Cypress County declared a local state of agricultural disaster last week as drought conditions persist across patches of the Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cypress County declared a local state of agricultural disaster last week as drought conditions persist across patches of the Prairies.
Dennis Laycraft to be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
Long time champion of the Canadian cattle industry receives honour after decades of dedication to agriculture
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dennis Laycraft, Executive Vice President of the Canadian Cattle Association, is one of this year’s inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Laycraft was nominated for his many contributions to the cattle industry.
Alberta Milk’s Farm to Table campaign highlights Namao dairy farmer
Dairy farmer and local chef share the importance of local food in short film
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta dairy farmer Jason Crozier was the subject of a short film in Alberta Milk’s awareness campaign entitled Farm to Table, which gives consumers an inside look at what happens on the farm.
Applied research associations receive $3.2 million in provincial funding
One-time grant from Alberta government to help applied research associations upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Government of Alberta announced a grant of $3.2 million avaiable to 12 applied reasearch associations in Alberta to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure.
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