Alberta Barley

• Team Alberta Crops adds 4 new partners to advocacy efforts

  Strength in numbers is proving to be true for Alberta's agriculture sector. A southern Alberta advocacy group is growing, adding four more avenues of crop production to its team.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2022
  
• Foreign demand for Canadian barley brings spike in price

  Barley and other grains are seeing record high prices, but that means beef producers are dishing out more to finish feeder cattle.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2021
  
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• CN strike another hit to Prairie economies

  The transport disruption threatens shipments of oil, grains and potash, with Western Canada likely to feel the most pain from prolonged disruptions.

  Money

  Nov 19, 2019
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• ‘Harvest from hell’: Alberta farmers demanding action from government

  Alberta farmers are asking for aggressive action from the government on serious economic hardships following this year’s ‘harvest from hell’.

  Environment

  Nov 14, 2019
• University of Alberta VP resigns following controversial climate change billboard

  The vice-president of university relations at the University of Alberta has stepped down from her position amidst backlash over a billboard promoting potential benefits of climate change.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2019
• U of A billboard highlights research on climate change benefiting Alberta barley crops

  Alberta's most important feed crop for beef production will benefit from warmer temperatures and increased humidity in the future, the University of Alberta research says.

  Environment

  Sep 26, 2019
• Farm groups urge Alberta to be ready to deal with effects of a poor harvest

  A coalition of farm groups says conditions at this point in the fall are worse than in 2016, when weather caused many crops to remain unharvested.

  Weather

  Oct 12, 2018
• Alberta agriculture groups upset over federal investment announcement

  An Alberta agriculture advocate is taking issue with a federal plan to spend part of a surplus on investment, instead of reducing farmers' fees.

  Economy

  Aug 4, 2018
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• Climate change is actually good for something: Alberta barley

  Climate change is not often associated with positive consequences, but a new study from the University of Alberta shows it could be good for Alberta barley crops.

  Environment

  Jan 18, 2018