Sarah Sutton

Reading Time: 3 minutes “People with lots of manure see it as a negative, but people with no manure and high fertilizer bills see manure as valuable.” Lethbridge – How we value manure is, believe it or not, a burning question on the mind of one Alberta Agriculture employee. Trevor Wallace of the department’s nutrient management section is heading […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Wayne Lindwall began promoting conservation tillage in the early 1970s, he had his doubts the idea would ever take root. Now, more than 70 per cent of seeded land in Western Canada is under some form of conservation tillage – a testament to Lindwall, his research team at Agriculture Canada, and the producers who […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Whether agriculture can maintain its share of water resources in southern Alberta is something producers and irrigation managers will have to deal with in the future, says Roger Hohm, section lead of irrigation for Alberta Agriculture. Hohm told the Water, Agriculture and the Environment conference in Lethbridge last November that from 1900 to 2000, water […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Energy projects in east central and northwest Alberta are causing some concerns for local agricultural producers, especially when it comes to water resources, says Sarah Depoe of Alberta Agriculture. “Both areas are slated for energy development in the near future and we will need to make important decisions in respect to water,” Depoe told the […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta Farmer reporter Sarah Sutton was this year’s Canadian winner of the Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism award, which allowed her to attend the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists annual meeting in Austria and Slovenia in September Near Graz – Not far from here in southeast Austria, the Apple Route winds through fertile hills […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes The world’s food supply relies on water, and Canada is one of only five countries in the world with the capacity to increase food production, say water experts. David Hill, program director of the Alberta Water Research Institute, spoke about world water challenges to about 220 participants at the Water, Agriculture and the Environment conference […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes While Alberta is addressing water management issues through its recently updated Water For Life strategy and the Water Act, there is more work to be done, said speakers at the first-ever Water, Agriculture and the Environment conference in Lethbridge in November. John Thompson of AMEC Earth & Environmental and the Alberta Water Research Institute says […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Country-of-Origin Labelling, age verification, and the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency were the talk of the town at Alberta Beef Producers’ fall meetings this month. About 75 feedlot operators and cowcalf producers converged at Perlich Bros. Auction Market in Lethbridge on October 30 to voice their concerns and opinions. Other meetings occurred throughout the province […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Canada Gold Beef is not for everyone. You need to look at the program with long-term vision, not short-term gain.” Canada Gold Beef has set up shop next door to feedlot alley. The beef marketing company opened its office in Picture Butte in October and is now serving feedlot operators and cow-calf producers throughout Alberta […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes With grit, determination and a spirit reminiscent of the early settlers, more than 200 shareholders joined forces three years ago and are now celebrating the fruition of their hard work – Lethbridge Inland Terminal, a $22 million, 1.5-million bushel capacity concrete and steel inland terminal at Wilson Siding. On October 24, the producerowned and controlled […] Read more