Prairie Farmers

• Severe drought in Alberta brings on early harvest

  Combines are firing up across the Prairies as abnormally hot weather and little moisture is causing crops to mature more quickly than normal.

  Economy

  Jul 29, 2021
  
• Prairie farmers pray for rain as drought, grasshoppers ravage crops and pastures

  Farmers are calling for emergency relief as drought ravages crops across the Prairie provinces.

  Weather

  Jul 15, 2021
  
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• Manitoba family builds curling rink in barn, plans to hurry hard into 2021

  A Manitoba family is sweeping into the new year playing a beloved prairie sport, after building a full curling rink in their barn in the RM of Springfield. 

  Sports

  Dec 31, 2020
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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
• Western wheat growers ask Ottawa for refund, lower fees, launch petition

  An organization that represents Prairie farmers is looking to harvest some cash from the federal government.

  Economy

  Jan 4, 2017
• Warm weather helps farmers push through harvest after snow, rain delay

  Unseasonably warm weather has helped some Prairie farmers finish a harvest that was delayed because of snow.

  Environment

  Nov 15, 2016
• Could prairie farmers actually benefit from global warming?

  An economist studying global food supply says farmers on the Canadian Prairies are "literally" the only agricultural winners on the planet as a result of global warming.

  Environment

  Sep 30, 2016