The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan have a unified message after recent meetings - federal inference in provincial resource development must stop.
Alberta and Saskatchewan call for stop to federal interference in provincial resources
Bill C-5 proves current energy regulations a hindrance to nation building: Moe
Farming Smarter receives financial boost from Alberta government for potato research
Farming Smarter one of 12 research associations getting part of one-time $3.2 million capital grant
Farming Smarter near Lethbridge got a boost to its research equipment, thanks to the Alberta government’s increase in funding for research associations.
Physiological leaf spot suspected in southern Alberta winter wheat
Scouting for physiological leaf spot during early summer crucial to battling future spread
Reading Time: < 1 minute Physiological leaf spot has been suspected in winter wheat fields in southern Alberta. It is important for farmers to be scouting for PLS during June and July to asses the risk to their crops.
Agriculture well represented in 2025 Alberta Order of Excellence
Two members of southern Alberta’s agriculture community to receive province’s highest honour
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Alberta Order of Excellence will be bestowed upon two members of the agriculture community this fall, with Nichole Neubauer of Medicine Hat and John Scott of Longview both recieving the province’s highest honour.
Hopes high for Alberta twinned highway project
The twinning of Highway 3 in southern Alberta is seen as another step in paving the road to agriculture prosperity in the region
Reading Time: 3 minutes What oil and gas has meant to northern Alberta, agriculture has meant to the southern part of the province.
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.
New biodiversity areas identified for western grasslands
Initiatives in Alberta, Saskatchewan recognize some of the country’s most extensive and unique remaining prairie ecosystems
Reading Time: 3 minutes New key biodiversity area designations have been given to a number of areas in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta as part of an international effort to identify and contribute to protecting natural resources.
Alberta cattle feeder association nears loan program suspension resolution
Legal firm restructuring officer continuing forward progress to get loan program injunction lifted
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cody McBride has been hired as the new supervisor for the Picture Butte Feeder Co-operative, indicating its suspension from Alberta’s Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program will soon be lifted.
Jailed chicken farmer found to be in compliance after inspection
Southern Alberta farmer spent two nights in jail after clash with Egg Farmers of Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta chicken farmer Henk Van Essen was released from jail after Egg Farmers of Alberta determined he was in compliance with its orders.
May contract talks alarm sugar beet growers
Lack of progress means time is growing short to get a successfull crop into the ground in Southern Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sugar beet contract negotiations between ASBG and Rogers Sugar still ongoing
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