Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta “is sitting in an ideal position” to be a major player in the international agri-food sector if it seizes the day, says a new report. But the province needs to develop a value-added industry, focus on sustainability and leverage trade deals that the country has negotiated, says the report from the University of Calgary’s […] Read more
Alberta’s agri-food sector can be a ‘global mega-power’
Lytton wildfire has longer-term implications for rail movement
Safety board head calls it ‘a wake-up call,’ railways say they’re already taking great precautions
Reading Time: 3 minutes CP Rail has hit back at criticism that trains are a major cause of wildfires, but rail traffic will continue to be affected — at least in the short term — by the tragic events at Lytton, B.C. Two weeks after a June 30 wildfire destroyed 90 per cent of the small community and took […] Read more
Water safety tips
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hot weather has seen Albertans flocking to lakes and rivers to go tubing, paddle-boarding and swimming. However, there have already been 14 drownings, Alberta RCMP said in a recent statement. Safety tips recommended by the Canadian Red Cross include knowing the swimming area and being aware of sudden drop-offs to deep water, always having an […] Read more
What’s the latest news on cattle and carbon?
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Beef Cattle Resource Council has created a new primer on cattle and greenhouse gases. The ‘Beef Cattle & The Carbon Cycle’ web page, for example, looks at carbon sequestration on grasslands and why they’re a more stable carbon sink than forests but also why it’s hard to say with precision how much carbon is […] Read more
Farm safety kits aim to teach important lessons early
Reading Time: < 1 minute There’s a pair of new activity kits for farm kids and youth, both aimed at keeping them healthy but in different ways. The BASF Safety Scouts program is billed as “a fun and interactive way to support family farm safety.” The ag company has partnered with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) on the kits, […] Read more
Faba Canada acquires Alberta processing facility
Company to produce protein concentrate, aims to spark faba acreage boom
Reading Time: < 1 minute The owner of Faba Canada has acquired a former field pea-processing plant at Legal and will open Alberta’s first fababean fractionation facility. The plant will allow his company, based in Melfort, Sask. to demonstrate it can successfully produce high-protein concentrate, company president Brad Goudy told Saskatchewan radio station CJVR. Goudy has been a longtime promoter […] Read more
Farmers pan proposed code of practice for grain sector
Group behind voluntary code gets a lot of feedback — much of it negative — on its initial draft
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds of Prairie farmers have weighed in on a new proposed grain code of practice — and most found a lot not to like. Among the criticisms of the draft Responsible Grain code of practice: it’s not needed; it won’t provide any benefits to producers; it could pave the way for regulations that would hinder […] Read more
4-H Alberta gets first elected board
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H Alberta has its first elected board after forming last year when three organizations — the 4-H Council of Alberta, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, and the 4-H section of Alberta Agriculture — joined together. Andy Pittman, who has more than 20 years of 4-H experience and was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame […] Read more
What does the future of beef look like?
Reading Time: < 1 minute This year’s edition of the Young Guns Contest is now accepting entries. The annual competition put on by Alberta Beef Producers is open to those aged eight to 21 and involved in Beef 4-H, junior cattle shows or beef production. “We want you to grab a crystal ball and take a look at what the […] Read more
A beefy economic contribution
Reading Time: < 1 minute The economic importance of the beef sector can’t be determined just by looking at farm cash receipts, says Canfax. A new study adds in “direct, indirect and induced impacts” that flow from cattle production. “For Canada in the 2018-20 period, the cattle sector had $51.6 billion in goods and sales, contributed $21.8 billion to gross […] Read more
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