Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef specialists examine key indicators in Canadian market for growth patterns in cattle markets
Want to track the cattle industry? Follow the heifers
Beef analysts look beyond the crystal ball to heifer data and consumer debt
Farming Smarter to hold Agronomy Battles series
Series hopes to focus research on feedback from farmers on issues affecting southern Alberta producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Southern Alberta non-profit research institute hope grassroots sessions with producers help focus future research on cover crops, strip tillage and herbicide resistance
High prices, lower demand challenges producers
Study finds that once consumers change their protein consumption pattern, it is tough to get them to return to beef
Reading Time: 2 minutes Large capital investments coupled with consumer demand makes for long-term planning among Canadian cattle producers
Alberta farm’s regenerative ag practices recognized
Southern Alberta farm family makes their mark among producers across the world with PepsiCo Farmer of the Year award
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian/southern Alberta farmers receive international recognition from multi-billion dollar PepsiCo for its environmental and regenerative agricultural practices at the Global Farmer Awards
Hail research hopes to benefit potato growers
A risk-assessment tool could help producers determine the impact to their bottom line from hail and heat damage
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta research scientist measures hail storm and heat dome affects on potato crops
The planning time is now for approved grazing plan for upcoming On-Farm Climate Fund applications for early 2026
Millions of dollars in funding for rotational grazing projects available under the On-Farm Climate Action Fund
Reading Time: 2 minutes Millions of dollars in grant funding available for ranchers in grazing operations in Western Canada
New Alberta funding for program hopes to further unlock agritourism industry in province
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association is launching a new initiative thanks to $300,000 of provincial funding to bolster Alberta’s smaller scale family farms and agritourism sector.
Alberta students urged to consider veterinary medicine
Canada’s agriculture industry finds itself in dire need of qualified health professionals to care for livestock
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta government makes $86.5 million investment in University of Calgary to double capacity for its veterinary medicine program to address labour shortages in the field.
Sugar beet harvest underway in southern Alberta
Weather co-operating for the most part in another successful southern Alberta sugar beet harvest season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta Sugar Beet Growers hosts field tour to educate the public on the intricacies of the crop, its harvest process, and contracts with Lantic Sugar
Getting industries on the same page
Southern Alberta farmer making his way into world of technological software with new app for pollinators
Reading Time: 2 minutes New app which southern Alberta farmer helped design helps those in the pollination industry navigate work schedules and chemical safety
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
