Reading Time: 2minutes Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC, a leading provider of custom nutrition products in pet, livestock and aquaculture markets, has been acquired by an affiliate of Balmoral Funds, LLC. The post Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition purchased by an affiliate of Balmoral Funds appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - 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
Reading Time: < 1minute The Government of Alberta has pumped $5.2 million of provincial funding into crop diversity research centres in Edmonton and Brooks. The post Alberta crop diversification centres receive funding appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 2minutes Multimillion-dollar donation by Hranac family aids Lethbridge Polytechnic’s research in integrated food production systems, irrigation science and post-harvest technology in Alberta The post Lethbridge Polytechnic receives major donation appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes Alberta farm marketing organizations are applauding the Province of Alberta for new amendments eliminating redundant paperwork-intensive regulations for agriculture marketing boards and commissions. The post Province streamlines rules for ag marketing and commissions boards appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes World War II veteran Burns Wood shares some memories of his time on the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers board as the organization celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025. The post Rich life took him from sky to ground appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage. The post Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 2minutes The numbers are still coming in for the cost of the damage caused by a huge hail storm that hit various areas of Alberta Aug. 20. The post Massive storm in southeastern Alberta causes significant damage to crops and reported deaths of livestock appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes A federal research project is working to identify ways to minimize the loss from fall fertilizer applications. The post Soil moisture and fall fertilizer loss appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes A genuine personality and respect for ranchers helped Casey Lawes of Provost, Alberta win the Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s auctioneering championship. The post Auctioneering runs in Lawes family’s blood appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - 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
Canadian farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them, like business risk management or on-farm funding, if those programs are frustrating to navigate.| Alberta Farmer Express
The east side of Alberta could see revolutionary change if a $1.3-billion plan to irrigate 108,000 acres in the Special Areas and Municipal District of| Alberta Farmer Express
It’s always stressful when a predator injures or kills livestock, and the process for getting compensation can be stressful, too. But attendees at a| Alberta Farmer Express
Olds College's multi-stage renovation is now complete, enabling expansion of key animal health programs.| 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
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production.| 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
The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to picket lines.| 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
