Reading Time: 4 minutes A southern Alberta rural municipality continues its years long process of balancing the needs of native grassland preservation and economic development on its tax-recovery lands.
Grazing lease controversy in southern Alta. municipality reaching critical juncture
Use of tax-recovery lands for grazing continues to have agricultural producers at odds in southern Alberta municipality
Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year
Oat acres in Canada are likely to recede this spring with cash prices to remain low, said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.
China trade deal falls short: Conservatives
Conservative Shadow Minister John Barlow criticizes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade agreement with China, citing longevity concerns and CUSMA implications.
From winter soil to bountiful crops: Alberta’s ultra-early seeding experiment
Early January spring wheat/durum seeding hoping to bring favourable results for southern Alberta farmer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta farmers are putting research into practice, pushing ahead traditional seeding times by months for spring wheat and durum.
Taking the farmers’ market online
Arvo is a new website acting as an online farmers’ market for producers and consumers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Two Albertans, who have a cow-calf operation near McRae, had the idea to create Arvo, an online farmers’ market, after being unable to find beef from within their own community.
Canola sees no yield drop in seed-placed phosphorus trial
Phosphorus fertilizer put down with seed limits plant stands, not yield, Saskatchewan research shows
Reading Time: 4 minutes Saskatchewan trials found seed-placed phosphorus in canola rarely reduced yield but often reduced plant stands, shifting risk to crop establishment.
How ‘care and compassion’ protocols drive performance at this Alberta ranch
Plateau Cattle Co. says lowering stress in calves using science-based practices leads to higher weaning weights, better health
Reading Time: 6 minutes Plateau Cattle Company says lowering stress in calves using science-based practices leads to higher weaning weights and better animal health.
The lowdown on winter storms on the Prairies
It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to kick up a memorable winter storm
Reading Time: 4 minutes It takes more than just a trough of low pressure to develop an Alberta Clipper or Colorado Low, which are the biggest winter storms in Manitoba. It also takes humidity, temperature changes and a host of other variables coming into play.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration
Producer groups across Canada expressed a mix of relief and cautious optimism following the news that Canada had struck a deal with China to lower tariffs on canola, peas and other goods, in return for relaxing duties on Chinese electric vehicles.