Reading Time: 4 minutes Airdrie-area Woolliams family wins 2024 Rocky View County's Master Farm Family award.
Woolliams family wins Master Farm Family award
Airdrie farm family recognized for forward-thinking farm management, community work
Nakamura brothers win major potato award
Family's commitment to sustainability, efficient packaging gives them an edge in a crowded marketplace
Reading Time: 4 minutes At Nakamura Farms, potatoes are what they do best. In fact, it’s what the family has always done. Now that dedication has been recognized with a major award from Hostess-Frito Lay. The southern Alberta farm is in its fourth generation, operated by brothers Ryland and Lyndon Nakamura. As they head into the growing season, they’re […] Read more
Agri-processing incentive lands first big fish
New tax credit program takes off with potato processor’s expansion plan
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Alberta government’s new tax credit has found its first buyer one year after the program was announced. The Little Potato Company (TLPC) just opened its doors on a new $40 million processing plant in Nisku, south of Edmonton, the location of its initial plant. The tipping point appears to have been the government’s Agri-Processing […] Read more
Alberta researcher blazes gene editing trail
AAFC launches gene edited wheat trials at Lethbridge research farm
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s only early spring, but things are already heating up in southern Alberta. Research scientist John Laurie has just planted the federal government’s first plots of gene-edited wheat at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. These lines are grown in a greenhouse after being successfully propagated in growth chambers. Laurie is excited for where his […] Read more
Massive new feedlot working out as planned, says owner
A lot happened while Kevin Serfas built his new operation but he says you must take the long view
Reading Time: 4 minutes The cattle business is never boring. The last two years have produced many hair-raising situations for Alberta’s cattle producers and that’s been the case for feedlot owner Kevin Serfas, who has undertaken a massive feedyard expansion. Based in Turin, about 50 kilometres north of Lethbridge, he runs Serfas Farms, a sizeable grain farm and feeder […] Read more
Winter has been banished in Sunterra’s high-tech greenhouse
Even when it’s 30 below, strawberries and tomatoes are thriving in state-of-the-art facility near Acme
Reading Time: 5 minutes Bright ideas and Ray Price go together like fruit and a greenhouse. As the president of Sunterra Group, which has an eight-store grocery chain (six locations in Calgary, one in Red Deer and one in Edmonton), Price is constantly seeking new ways to offer high-quality products to consumers. His latest venture is a 20-acre greenhouse […] Read more
Modern technology makes greenhouse greener
Reading Time: < 1 minute Before getting into the greenhouse business, Ray Price consulted extensively with experts and toured multiple facilities, many of which were in the Netherlands, which is ground zero for innovation on growing under glass. The facility’s hoist system provides 30 per cent more yield, but it also does not neglect carbon capture or water leaching, two […] Read more
Alberta Wheat says its cash advance program will be different
Farm group says it will streamline the process, but competitor says it’s needless duplication
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta farmers now have another service provider when it comes to selecting a cash advance. Producers in the province can now choose from 11 organizations — five offering cash advances for grains and oilseeds — when seeking a low- or no-interest loan pledged against their crops, livestock, or other agricultural products. But the Alberta Wheat […] Read more
New programs aim to educate and reassure consumers about agriculture
The province is giving out $10 million for education, building public trust, and ‘sustainability assurances’
Reading Time: 3 minutes [UPDATE: Aug. 22, 2018]* The next wave of agricultural funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership is open and includes a trio of programs with goals that appear quite different than its predecessor, Growing Forward 2. The federal government, in partnership with the provinces and territories, has allocated $3 billion over the next five years to […] Read more
There’s lots of seed choices — and approaches to picking them
Some farmers consult, some decide on their own, and others react to what just happened
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you happy with the seed varieties you chose this year? More importantly, is your approach to picking varieties working for you? Seed selection tends to be a very linear game. Seed companies typically contact seed growers with new varieties that may perform well and appeal to their customers. From there, the seed growers will […] Read more
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