Reading Time: < 1 minute A prominent clean energy think tank is taking the Government of Alberta to task for its seven-month pause on renewable energy projects in the province. The Pembina Institute is offering the public an assessment document ahead of the moratorium’s February 29 closure. It includes seven criteria for evaluating the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) forthcoming recommendations […] Read more
Environmental group set to drill Alberta government on clean energy policies
Pembina Institute report questions fairness of pending recommendations
New communications manager joins Canadian Cattle Association
Carol Reynolds joined the CCA as communications manager in early January
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Cattle Association has a new teammate. Carol Reynolds is the group’s new communications manager who started the job Jan. 4. “Agriculture is literally in my blood,” said Reynolds, who grew up on a mixed family farm near Nipawin, Sask. “I’ve got a lot of fond memories of the farm, pitching bales and picking […] Read more
Upping the farm’s social media game
Posting tips from farmers can put the farm in the right light online
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — Farmers who want to use social media should just be themselves. That was a main takeaway from a Jan. 17 social media panel discussion at AgDays in Brandon. The discussion, moderated by Filmore, Sask., grain farmer Sarah Leguee, featured three Canadian farmers with a serious social media game. Social media puts the […] Read more
Prairie forecast: Dry and mild west, seasonal east
Issued Feb. 14, covering Feb 14 to 21, 2024
If you haven’t noticed, it has been an unusual winter, and that unusualness is causing all sorts of headaches with weather forecasting. In particular, cloud cover. In the last forecast period, it looked as if high pressure would dominate the weather bringing plenty of clear skies along with more seasonable temperatures.
War teaches Ukrainian farmers tough lessons
As the war approaches its second anniversary, the farmers who adapted earliest have been in the best position to survive
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It seems like a short time, but it has caused huge upheaval in our society. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have lost their homes.
Project to help water users improve watershed planning
Irrigation projects will be among the proposals evaluated using the new model
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The organization that represents Alberta’s irrigation districts is spearheading a project that will better allow stakeholders in the South Saskatchewan River Basin to improved watershed planning. The project will use the South Saskatchewan River Operational Model (SSROM) to determine how to best develop infrastructure to benefit Albertans, said Margo Jarvis Redelback, executive […] Read more
You can pay less tax on farm succession
Bill C-208 called a game-changer for farm transition, if you know how to use it
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Taking advantage of the revamped Bill C-208 can offer farmers significant tax savings when it comes to succession. Bill C-208 was initially introduced as a private member’s bill by Manitoba MP Larry McGuire in 2021. The bill sought to amend the federal Income Tax Act to exclude the intergenerational transfer of farms […] Read more
Alberta forms drought advisory committee
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta has struck a new drought advisory committee as some provincial rivers reach record low levels, reservoirs remain below capacity and mountain snowpacks continue to be under historical averages. The province says at least parts of the province are facing risks of severe drought conditions in part due to warm and dry […] Read more
FCC projects profit loss in 2024
Hits expected on grain price, but economist ‘cautiously optimistic’ on interest rates and input costs
Reading Time: 7 minutes A prominent Canadian ag lender is projecting a 4.8 per cent decline in farm cash receipts in 2024, due in part to a softening market. Consequently, its leading economist is urging producers to find any way to save money. “In this environment, I do think that management skills are absolutely critical,” said J.P. Gervais, vice-president […] Read more
Familiar faces loom large in new Alberta Grains board of directors
Inaugural board announced at organization AGM
Reading Time: 2 minutes The newly-formed Alberta Grains has elected an inaugural board of directors consisting of several faces that will be familiar to former Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley commission members. The new board – elected at Alberta Grains’ annual general meeting January 31 – includes Tara Sawyer of Acme as chair, Scott Jesperson of Spruce Grove as […] Read more
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