Reading Time: 3 minutes Money was the root issue for resolutions at the Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) Zone meeting here Nov. 5. Stavely rancher Larry Sears started things off when he questioned a surcharge increase by the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) on radio frequency identification tags. That surcharge goes to 60 cents from 20 cents, and the motion […] Read more
Refund Procedures Front And Centre
Strong Currency, Weak Demand Hobble Industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes The roots if the cattle industry still run deep in southern Alberta, but it faces critical issues which producers must address, a national industry spokesman said at the recent Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) zone meeting here. Travis Toews, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) vice-president and foreign trade chairman, told about 200 producers every issue is valid […] Read more
Southern Farmers Celebrate The End Of Empty Cisterns
Reading Time: 3 minutes Turning a tap for instant water ceased being a luxury years ago for most Albertans. In fact, it is considered a right. Barry McFarland of Carmangay, MLA for Little Bow constituency, knows better. He says that’s why he supported strongly the development and construction of the North County Potable Water Co-op and construction of a […] Read more
Harvesting The First Step In Taking Back The Land
Reading Time: 3 minutes “All the experience we have been able to give has made them very good workers… they could walk on any farm in Western Canada and become a valued member of any farm team.” With miles of ripe spring wheat waving in the gentle westerly breeze and Chief Mountain just across the international boundary in Montana, […] Read more
Calgary Consumer Wants To Turn Farmer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Urban gardening could soon become more than an urban legend, says a Calgary activist heading to court for raising four chickens in his backyard. Paul Hughes told the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs that his court date is his way of bringing to a head his political fight for a new food policy leading […] Read more
Sugar Beet Harvest Underway In Southern Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes “The latter half of the growing season has been warmer and we have seen the crops progressing well.” With a lot of new harvest campaign workers on site for the first time, the 2009 sugar beet harvest started Sept. 29. Sporadic movement of loaded trucks from field to receiving station was a welcome start. Cindy […] Read more
Alberta Livestock And Meat Agency Has Its New CEO
Reading Time: 3 minutes “We want to be involved” Gordon Cove is a team player, a partnership kind of guy and, as the new president and CEO of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA), he hopes it rubs off on Alberta’s multi-billion-dollar livestock industry. In an interview, Cove said he wants his organization to always drive forward, but […] Read more
Potato Harvest Well Underway In Southern Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta’s potato growers are harvesting a good average crop this year despite a week to 10 days of the growing season lost due to adverse spring weather, says an industry spokesman. Edzo Kok of Taber, executive director of the Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA), said on Sept. 12 that most in the industry hoped […] Read more
New Sugar Processing Plant Opens In Taber
Reading Time: 2 minutes A world-class, cutting-edge biotechnology plant that turns sugar beet juice into biodegradable industrial products at the expense of the petroleum industry has officially opened in Taber. Flexible Solutions chief executive officer Dan O’Brien said the former warehouse and food-processing building has become the industry leader for the made-in-Canada technology to make aspartic acid from thin […] Read more
Farm Workers Seek Equal Protection
Reading Time: 2 minutes “It was shocking, but the fact a boss flipped out and killed his hired man is not too surprising.” Fifty farm worker equal rights advocates attended the fifth annual Alberta Farm Workers Day barbecue at Turner Valley last month, and at least two MLAs and a Wild Rose Alliance Party leadership hopeful added support. Eric […] Read more
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