Reading Time: 6 minutes Renewable energy projects could help farmers diversify their operations and add value to the farm.
Support needed at all levels for high-value solar projects
Renewable energy project doesn’t take up valuable farm land, it actually enhances it
Solar and sheep provide valuable farm diversification
Thousands of acres of solar panels across Canada can actually enhance agricultural production
Reading Time: 6 minutes Agrivoltaics - the system of grazing sheep or conducting other agricultural activity under arrays of solar panels - can provide farmers with diversification options for their operations.
Artificial intelligence powers sheep pregnancy and parasite detection tool
Technology being tested at Olds College could offer sheep producers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to preg-check ewes or detect parasites
Reading Time: 4 minutes New sonic AI technology could give sheep farmers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to check ewes for pregnancy or detect dangerous parasites.
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024: TMR’s can save significant time and money
TMR mixer demo at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2024 shows sheep producers how significant labour and cost savings can result from using this equipment.
Charges laid in improper meat dealing case
Four have been charged in November 2023 case
Reading Time: 2 minutes RCMP say animals were purchased at market before being unlawfully slaughtered. Some meat was delivered to stores and residences in Calgary while other meat was intercepted before delivery.
Don’t let domestic sheep mix with Bighorns
Reading Time: < 1 minute Domestic sheep and goats can pose a threat to the health of Bighorn sheep. Anne Hubbs, senior wildlife biologist with the Alberta government, says domestic sheep and goats can commonly carry a bacterium that can cause pneumonia and large-scale population die-offs of Bighorn sheep following close contact with an infected animal. “There are no vaccines […] Read more
Optimism for Alberta’s lamb market
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta sheep and lamb sector is facing smaller inventories, fewer breeding and replacement stock and an anticipated lower lamb crop for 2024. However, Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with the Alberta government, says optimism exists for continued easing of production costs and stronger lamb prices. Alberta has risen to become the second largest […] Read more
Forage sources sought
Reading Time: < 1 minute As winter begins, cattle and sheep producers are reassessing their forage needs and sources to ensure they have adequate feed for the winter. Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government, says although the early season dry weather allowed hay crops to be harvested in good condition, there were lower than average yields. […] Read more
Lamb market trends
Reading Time: < 1 minute Slaughter lamb prices are slowly gaining strength, while price volatility remains at auction markets. Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with the Alberta government, says although inflation is affecting buying habits and creating greater pressure on lamb retail prices and demand, prospects look favourable for lamb producers. Alberta live weight lamb prices as reported by […] Read more
Alberta lifts feeder loan guarantee limit
Amendment boosts individual limit by 50 per cent
Alberta has boosted the limit on the size of loan available under its Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee program, aiming to help producers keep up against rising livestock prices. An order in council amending the provincial Feeder Associations Guarantee Regulation was approved Monday, raising that program’s individual and joint-membership loan limit to $3 million, from $2 […] Read more
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