Alberta Wheat Commission

• Research project helps Alberta grain farmers improve storage methods

  Crops harvested in wet conditions can see reduced yields, or spoil all together. Singh wants to help farmers get the best quality possible through an on-farm grain-drying study.

  Weather

  Jun 8, 2021
  
• ‘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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• Final phase of Alberta farm worker safety bill takes effect December 1

  AgSafe Alberta, a non-government health and safety association has been crafted to help operators navigate the newest changes.

  Nov 30, 2018
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• Canadian Pacific breaks all-time record for shipping grain in October

  Canadian Pacific broke an all-time record for the shipment of grain and grain products in the month of October — 2.64 million metric tonnes, to be exact.

  Consumer

  Nov 6, 2018
• 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
• Snow and rain delay harvest in Alberta

  There are several crop varieties that remain unharvested across the province but canola is seeing the most acres left to combine.

  Economy

  Oct 3, 2018
• Recent snowfalls that delayed harvest, damaged crops worry Alberta farmers

  Early season snow can squash crops that grow upright, like wheat and barley, make them harder to harvest and decimate their quality, leaving farmers with a less valuable product.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 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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• ‘We’d be better off if hail had wiped out the whole field’: 30% of Alta. crops waiting to be harvested

  Stubble is usually all that’s left in Alberta fields this time of year. But about 40 per cent of Justin Bell’s 9500 acres of wheat and canola crops east of Standard are still standing. His combines are stationary.

  Environment

  Nov 2, 2016