Reading Time: < 1 minute A new $5-million program aims to return 125,000 acres of Prairie cropland to grass and pasture over the next three years. The Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) program, with funding from McDonald’s Canada and Cargill, will offer farmers discounted seed and technical support to help establish forages on their land. Converting 125,000 acres of cropland to […] Read more
DUC program to convert cropland to forages
Bob Lowe re-elected as CCA president
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bob Lowe has been re-elected as president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The Nanton rancher and feedlot operator took over the CCA job just as the pandemic arrived and while dealing with issues arising from COVID remains a priority, there are other matters on the organization’s plate. Those include making the Livestock Price Insurance Program […] Read more
Not many snow days this past winter
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was indeed a dry winter, says the province’s latest soil moisture update, but it also says spring and summer precipitation is what really counts. The March 17 update shows three large areas in the North West, North East, and west part of the Southern regions hit one-in-25-year precipitation lows from mid-September to mid-March. “For […] Read more
GRO to retire 26-year-old combine
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gateway Research Organization can now retire its 26-year-old plot-sized combine after receiving $293,000 from the Western Grains Research Foundation for the purchase of a new one. “The new combine will not only improve our efficiency in research data collection but will also be a step up for employee safety standards,” said Sandeep Nain, general manager […] Read more
Online resource on inactive oil wells updated
Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of inactive and orphaned wells in the province is growing, says the Pembina Institute. In response, the non-profit think-tank focused on energy has updated its Liabilities Resources for Landowners on its website. The web page has “detailed and timely information on funding, regulations and policy, legal cases, and involved organizations,” said the organization, […] Read more
Alberta Canola trio keeping very busy
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mike Ammeter is the new chair of the Canadian Canola Growers Association. The Sylvan Lake producer, who is a former chair of Alberta Barley, was elected to a two-year term by his fellow board members. Ammeter is an Alberta Canola rep on the board and the farm group’s other two reps are also serving on […] Read more
Brent Moen stays on as Alberta Pork chair
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brent Moen is continuing on as chair of Alberta Pork. Moen and Craig Thompson were re-elected at the organization’s recent AGM along with new directors Ard Bonthuis and Andy Walter. They join four other board members: vice-chair Stan Vanessen, Martin Waldner, Hendrik Fourie and Marcel Rupert. Alberta pork producers have had a tumultuous year with […] Read more
Demand for air ambulance lottery tickets soars
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was quite the liftoff. It only took a week for HALO Air Ambulance to sell 70 per cent of the tickets for its first-ever online lottery. The pandemic meant the Medicine Hat-based emergency service hasn’t been able to hold most of its traditional fundraisers, so it has come up with a number of new […] Read more
A record 12 months of grain shipping for CN
Reading Time: < 1 minute CN Rail says it set another grain shipping record in February, the 12th consecutive month it has set a new record. The railway said it moved 2.28 million tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products in February, breaking the old mark of 2.12 million tonnes by seven per cent. Since the start of the crop […] Read more
AFSC closing five one-person offices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation is closing five one-person offices and amalgamating them with larger neighbouring offices. “These one-employee offices provided limited services to a small numbers of clients,” AFSC said in a release. The five offices to be closed are in High Prairie, High River, Rimbey, Smoky Lake and Spirit River. “These are very difficult […] Read more
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