Reading Time: 4 minutes Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage.
Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild
Devastating hailstorm wreaks havoc at White Barn Fun Farm, including the loss of a camel and a pony
Olds College suspends Fall 2025 intake for multiple programs
Impacted programs include Agricluture Technology Integration, Craft Beverage and Brewery Operations
Reading Time: 1 minute Olds College is suspending Fall 2025 intake for a number of its post-secondary education programs, including Agriculture Technology Integration. The intake suspension is due to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) changes, limiting the number of international student permit applications approved across the country.
Schoepp: Telling the farm story
The tourism sector can offer agriculture some lessons on connections
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was thrilled to attend a premier tourism conference in January and I certainly felt at home because tourism loves Canadian agriculture; so much so that the conference theme of regeneration was based on the agricultural model. Regenerative tourism digs deep into the concept of leaving a community better than before you visited – not […] Read more
Egypt’s private sector wheat imports stall due to dollar shortage
"We are in the red zone"
Cairo | Reuters — The price of wheat and flour used to make unsubsidized bread has spiked in Egypt as importers struggle to pay for wheat stuck at ports amid a dollar shortage, traders and the country’s chamber of cereals told Reuters this week. Around 700,000 tonnes of wheat haven’t been released from customs, causing […] Read more
Canada to wind down broad-based COVID aid programs
Feds opt for targeted measures as economy recovers
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will not extend existing broad-based COVID-19 support programs for companies and individuals when they expire on Saturday because the economy is recovering well, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Instead, Ottawa will introduce more targeted and less costly measures for hard-hit sectors such as the tourism industry. The new […] Read more
U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders
Washington | Reuters –– The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite Ottawa’s decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans. The latest 30-day extension by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) came after Canada said in […] Read more
Want to tell your Canadian beef story?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Beef is looking for beef producers to join our network of tour stops for guests visiting the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence. The centre has an increasing number of domestic and international visitors who are involved in the beef industry. As part of its outreach, the centre offers visitors a chance to experience the […] Read more
Will rodeo’s top showcase leave town?
Northlands’ contract for the Canadian Finals Rodeo is up in 2017 and there’s a chance the rodeo could saddle up and mosey on
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Edmonton still be the host of Canada’s top rodeo in 2017? The Canadian Finals Rodeo has been held in conjunction with Farmfair International, owned by Northlands, for 42 years, but the contract for the rodeo showcase is up for renewal. The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association plans to issue a request for proposals, and that […] Read more
Not a baa-d idea: Sheep to replace lawn mowers in Edmonton cemetery
Lawn-munching sheep have become an institution — and tourist attraction — in Fort Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 3 minutes If Brian McDonald’s vision comes to fruition this year, St. Stephen’s Cemetery in north Edmonton will be maintained by four-legged, woolly grass eaters instead of lawn mowers. McDonald, sales manager for the cemetery, wants to use sheep to graze part of the 40-acre burial ground. “We have to do quite a bit of maintenance on […] Read more
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