Reading Time: < 1 minute Maple Leaf Foods says breeding sows in company-owned barns will have transitioned to open sow housing by the end of the year. The company had pledged to end its use of gestation crates in 2014 but said it would take a decade. Accomplishing it three years earlier than planned shows the company’s “commitment to world-class […] Read more
Maple Leaf ends use of gestation crates
Alberta duo finish as runners-up in young speakers competition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Albertans in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition finished as second runners-up in the event showcasing youth ages 11 to 24 with a passion for agriculture. This year’s event was a virtual affair and competitors entered a short video instead of attending in person at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Topics […] Read more
Agri-Trade makes welcome return
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agri-Trade Equipment Expo organizers say the return of the Red Deer event was a success with exhibitors and attendees. The exhibit space was sold out and featured “more than 475 booths of the industry’s latest and most comprehensive display of equipment, services and technology,” Agri-Trade said in a release, adding attendees came from across the […] Read more
Second round of emergency drought aid program opens in January
Applications only being taken until Jan. 31, producers who didn’t get first payment are eligible
Reading Time: 2 minutes Applications for Phase 2 of the emergency drought relief program for livestock producers will be out in early January — but applicants will need to get them in quickly. Producers hit by drought were eligible for a payment of $94 per breeding cow in the first round. In the second phase, they can apply for […] Read more
The threat from ‘rivers in the sky’
Reading Time: 3 minutes An ‘atmospheric river’ on the West Coast caused unprecedented damage and shut down Alberta’s vital link to the sea. So, we thought it important to ask, ‘what is this weather phenomenon and will it happen again?’ A new term: Atmospheric River The unprecedented and catastrophic flooding in B.C. brought yet another climate term into the […] Read more
Host of groups receiving grants for community projects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Five Alberta communities are sharing $100,000 from the Rural Communities Foundation, a charitable arm of UFA. The largest portion, $30,000 went to the Nampa and District Historical Society, which is converting a no-longer-used United Church (that had been donated to it) into a cultural centre in the community southeast of Peace River. Another donated church […] Read more
Beef sector launches pair of new consumer outreach efforts
Economic contribution of beef sector highlighted and beef advocacy training revamped
Reading Time: < 1 minute Highlighting how the cattle sector beefs up the economy and training those in the sector to talk persuasively about key issues are the latest efforts to win the hearts and minds of consumers. A new infographic from the Beef Cattle Research Council aims to show at a glance that the cattle sector is a big […] Read more
PHOTOS: Bathed in Gold, and Keep Left, Girls
Reading Time: < 1 minute This pair of photos from our Nov. 15 issue of the Alberta Farmer offer a small glimpse into the life of cattle producers in our province. The Livingstone Range makes for a spectacular backdrop for cattle grazing at Elkhorn Stock Ranch in the Willow Valley last month. (see photo at top) Some say Alberta was […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers sets dates for producer meetings
The first meeting of six meetings is scheduled for Jan. 24
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers has set tentative dates for its upcoming producer meetings. The Central meeting is slated for Jan. 24 in Stony Plain; Northwest on Jan. 26 in Fairview; Northeast on Jan. 27 in Vermilion; Southeast on Feb. 8 in Brooks; and Southwest on Feb. 9 in High River. There will also be a virtual […] Read more
Acclamations for directors the order of the day
Reading Time: < 1 minute Charles Simoneau from Guy has been proclaimed as Alberta Canola Producers director in Region 3, and Wayne Schneider from Leduc has been acclaimed in Region 6. But vacant director spots in Regions 9 and 12 failed to generate nominations so elections will be held at the AGM in January. Two Alberta Wheat directors were also […] Read more
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