Alberta Canola

• 2 men arrested after theft of ‘substantial amounts’ of canola from central Alberta farm

  The two men are set to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court Tuesday. They are faced with 14 and 16 charges, respectively, in relation to the crime.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2022
  
• Heat wave, lack of rain leads to continued deterioration: Alberta crop report

  More than half of all pasture acres in Alberta are rated "poor" and it's expected to get worse, according to the province's crop report.

  Environment

  Aug 1, 2021
  
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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
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• Prairie canola farmers face uncertain market heading into harvest

  In March, China banned canola seed exports from Canadian firms Richardson and Viterra after the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou in December.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2019
• Alberta producers feeling stress from China’s canola ban

  Canola crops in central Alberta are about halfway to harvest and the yields look to be faring well, but this isn't necessarily good news as China continues its ban on Canadian canola.

  Economy

  Jul 3, 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’s other oil: Protecting a golden industry worth billions

  It's an Alberta industry that's worth billions. Here's a closer look at the scope of a crop that took root about 30 years ago in the province.

  Economy

  Aug 3, 2018