Reading Time: 4minutes CP Farms opens its doors to showcase potato production during Alberta’s Open Farm Days. The post CP Farms showcases its spud production appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 5minutes The Minister for Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson, received his new mandate letter from the premier. The suggestions in the letter are a blueprint to driving agriculture in the province ahead. The post Alberta Agriculture First: A new mandate for Alberta’s ag minister appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 2minutes PMRA dealing with a backlog of post-market reviews, bogging down Canada’s regulatory system. The post Ten years to study a pesticide? appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 2minutes Farmers should not expect fireworks in the special crops market due to ample supplies. The post No special crop fireworks expected appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has an up-to-date list of resources to help producers facing the possibility of wildfire in the spring and summer of| Alberta Farmer Express
Misinformation and disinformation are enjoying a surge in the age of the internet. Experts say agriculture and farmers shouldn’t take that threat lightly.| Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes Some are highly skeptical that Canada could massively expand irrigation in Saskatchewan and Alberta so that 10 per cent of Canada’s farmland is irrigated. The post Irrigation capacity questioned appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 6minutes Laura Rance-Unger, former Manitoba Co-operator editor, swept up the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 20. The post Executive editor recognized for lifetime achievement appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Pivot Spirits showcases transition from farmer to distiller with provincial award-winning results in Alberta for Lars Hirch The post From farmer to award-winning distiller appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 5minutes The new African swine fever vaccine still has issues, but also gave researchers insight into how virus strain impacts protection against the deadly pig disease. The post Mixed results on new African swine fever vaccine appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Brianna Elliot, a cow/calf rancher from Sundre, is this year’s recipient of the annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award. The post Sundre rancher wins Canadian Cattle award appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes The Municipal District of Taber in southern Alberta remains at a political crossroads, weighing the interests of generating revenue for public services with conserving native grasslands. The post Conservation groups enter grazing lease debate appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 5minutes Bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer cattle some disease protection without intering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s still early days. The post A new vaccine for bovine tuberculosis? Maybe not yet, but a step closer appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes Quebec pork company duBreton says Canadian approval of gene-edited pigs could cause consumer confusion without labelling rules on the meat. The post Canadian company calls for transparency on gene-edited pigs appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 6minutes Manitoba research explores anaplasmosis transmission from ticks and, maybe, flies, as well as laying hopeful groundwork for a better test to detect infection in cattle. The post Tick research focuses on insects and testing appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
With a dry spring in Alberta, fires on the farm get can out of control quickly. Keep in mind these tips to help prevent fires from starting on your operation.| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta farmers and ranchers may have a keener interest in drought's effect on grasslands because parts of the province have been in drought for several years.| Alberta Farmer Express
Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta has struck a new drought advisory committee as some provincial rivers reach record low levels, reservoirs remain below| Alberta Farmer Express
Increased precipitation in August aids farmers prior to harvest in southern prairies of Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
Ottawa must stop ignoring requests to create a vaccine bank that could save the country’s livestock sector from a devastating a foot-and-mouth disease| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta’s government is investing $1.3 million with grazing organizations and others to strengthen the health, biodiversity and resilience of the province’s rangelands through the Rangeland Sustainability Program.| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta separatist party leader Cameron Davies outlines what he thinks are the benefits to the agriculture industry if the province were to become sovereign| Alberta Farmer Express
You wake up in the morning and drink coffee before starting the work day. You turn on the TV and listen to a long list of deaths and destruction that| Alberta Farmer Express
The Alberta Forever Canada campaign has gained plenty of momentum throughout the province, especially in rural areas, and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk wants to make sure agriculture is a key part of the conversation.| Alberta Farmer Express
Wilbur-Ellis, a U.S.-based provider of value-added feed products for livestock, pets and aquaculture, with two facilities in Alberta, is under new ownership and a new name.| Alberta Farmer Express
After watching smoke choke the skies over their fields for three years running, producers in Alberta are increasingly asking what effect it’s all having| Alberta Farmer Express
Alberta's Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group wants to make its pilot program for plastic baler twine and grain bags into a permanent plan.| Alberta Farmer Express
Growing resistance in some Western Canadian pulse crops has prompted the development of a new fungicide earmarked for a 2024 release. Reports of Group 11| Alberta Farmer Express
Citing concerns about transparency and governance, Alberta Beef Producers says it will withdraw from the Canadian Cattle Association effective July 1, 2026.| Alberta Farmer Express
A survey of 300 Western Canadian farmers found that a large number of producers believe the soil health movement is just a fad.| Alberta Farmer Express
Open Farm Days, an annual province-wide event since 2013, runs Aug. 16-17 this year, offering a look at some of the province's farms, ranches and niche agribusinesses.| Alberta Farmer Express
Amendments to Alberta’s Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) now permit digestate and “select organic material” from non-agricultural businesses to be stored or composted in manure storage facilities before being applied to land.| Alberta Farmer Express
Numerous municipalities in Alberta have declared a state of agricultural disaster due to drought conditions which have wreaked havoc on farmers across the province.| Alberta Farmer Express
When it comes to on-farm testing, part of the equation is seeing how products function in the real world. So, while dry conditions are not ideal| Alberta Farmer Express
Confirmed sightings of stripe rust in Alberta have prompted experts to encourage growers in southern Alberta, along with those in the Drumheller and Calgary regions, to scout their fields for the disease.| Alberta Farmer Express
Kochia is spreading through Alberta faster and further than ever expected. But how can farmers best manage the invasive weed?| Alberta Farmer Express
Cypress County declared a local state of agricultural disaster last week as drought conditions persist across patches of the Prairies.| Alberta Farmer Express
Glacier FarmMedia – Research resulting from a recent $1.9-million federal funding announcement will take a more philosophical approach to the future of| Alberta Farmer Express
The Waldron Grazing Co-op and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are working towards the conservation of the Bob Creek Ranch around the Cowboy Trail in southern Alberta.| Alberta Farmer Express
The provincial government recently announced two conservation programs: the Private Land Conservation Program and Ecosystems Grant Program.| Alberta Farmer Express
The County of Newell will spend the summer revitalizing the Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks, Alberta, after signing a 10-year lease for the facility.| Alberta Farmer Express
Does your farm have a drought plan in place? Having one before the drought hits can save producers heartache and money| Alberta Farmer Express
The Province of Alberta has updated its drought response plan to include a drought ranking system to rate drought severity in Alberta river basins.| Alberta Farmer Express
Physiological leaf spot has been suspected in winter wheat fields in southern Alberta. It is important for farmers to be scouting for PLS during June and July to asses the risk to their crops.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canada doesn’t vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza. The head of the World Organization for Animal Health thinks it may be time to add vaccination to the tool kit.| Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. wheat producers are concerned that American wheat production may begin to migrate north of the border.| Alberta Farmer Express
The lingering drought in parts of the Prairies is changing the way some beef producers feed their cows.| Alberta Farmer Express
Facing potential US tariffs and internal trade barriers, the AFA is urging governments to support Alberta’s agricultural producers through financial aid, trade harmonization, and market diversification.| Alberta Farmer Express
Temperature changes in the oceans will affect moisture for farmers in Canada, and drought may come about quicker than normal this year.| Alberta Farmer Express
Irrigation reservoirs in Alberta are looking strong heading into the 2025 growing season, which should help growers when drought conditions arrive this summer.| Alberta Farmer Express
A tiny moth from Europe has been found to be a great biological control agent against oxeye daisy, an invasive plant that is a threat to forage crops and pastures.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian farmers growing crops like wheat, barley and oats on the Prairies have things to be proud of when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, report says.| Alberta Farmer Express
The St. Mary River Irrigation District has increased water allowance to 12 inches for producers in the region this growing season.| Alberta Farmer Express
Olds College expands animal health programs with thrice-yearly intakes (VTA, VMR, VT) starting Sept. 2025. Streamlined pathways & articulation with St. Matthew’s University offer flexible career options.| Alberta Farmer Express
CleanFarms has launched a twine roundup to corral baling twine in Alberta, and award cash prizes to agriculture charities.| Alberta Farmer Express
Average Alberta farmland values rose 10 per cent in 2022, according to Farm Credit Canada statistics released March 13. That’s less than the 12.8 per cent| Alberta Farmer Express
Sixty-six per cent over 11 years. That’s how much extra support Alberta cow-calf producers would have received had certain feed and pasture costs been| Alberta Farmer Express