Alberta farming
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Alberta hopes to attract investment through irrigation expansion projects"This act essentially enables the largest single time investment in irrigation to be become a reality," said Minister of Agriculture Devin Dreeshen.EconomyMar 12
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Alberta pork producers to receive government funding due to Olymel backlogWhile the Olymel Red Deer facility was temporarily shuttered, producers were left without anywhere to send their product for processing.EconomyMar 9
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Foreign demand for Canadian barley brings spike in priceBarley and other grains are seeing record high prices, but that means beef producers are dishing out more to finish feeder cattle.EconomyFeb 24
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Farmer-led coalition calls for federal funding to cut agricultural emissionsA national farmer-led coalition is asking the federal government to include funding in the upcoming budget to help curb greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector.ConsumerFeb 23
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Lakeside Dairy expands horizons and opens up a cheese plantLakeside Dairy added an on-site cheese factory during the rebuild from devastating 2017 fire, and is now selling their creations around Edmonton.ConsumerNov 21, 2020
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Alberta cutting 930 jobs in social services, agriculture, wildfire management: AUPE"These are public sector workers in a variety of fields... community disability workers as well as people who work in wildfire management as well as farm safety," the NDP said.EconomyOct 21, 2020
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2020 harvest season lives up to low expectations on some northern Alberta fieldsAfter such a wet summer, expectations were low for this year's harvest on some northern Alberta fields.EnvironmentSep 22, 2020
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2020 harvest begins in southern AlbertaThe long hot summer days mean harvest is here. Farmers in southern Alberta are seeing some of the best crops they’ve had in years.CanadaAug 12, 2020
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Leduc County declares state of agricultural disaster amid wet conditionsDue to excessively wet weather, Leduc County has declared a municipal state of agricultural disaster.EnvironmentJul 24, 2020
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Some Alberta farmers bracing for worst harvest in 18 years: ‘The damage is done’Many farmers in Alberta are facing another difficult harvest: hail has battered crops and fields across the province look more like lakes than farm land.EnvironmentJul 14, 2020
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