Reading Time: 2minutes New app which southern Alberta farmer helped design helps those in the pollination industry navigate work schedules and chemical safety The post Getting industries on the same page appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes Organic consumption is up in Canada, but the number of operators is on the decline. The post Organic sales up but operators down appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 5minutes The Treaty Land Sharing Network has grown slowly throughout its first year in Alberta, but landowners are starting to get on board. The post Fostering reconciliation one farm at a time appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Alberta Farmer columnist Lee Hart attended the Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, where about 400 ag industry players gathered for the new annual conference. The post The great food summit adventure appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Chronic Wasting disease control program getting updated by Canadian Food Inspection Agency with feedback encouraged from producers. The post Feds propose overhaul of CWD control program appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes September drought monitor from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada shows welcomed precipitation in coastal B.C. and southeastern prairies The post Southeastern Prairies get drought relief in September appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: < 1minute Jennifer Hayes has been re-appointed as Chairperson of the Canadian Dairy Commission by Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. The post Jennifer Hayes appointed for second term as the Chairperson of the Canadian Dairy Commission appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: < 1minute RDAR has expanded its On-Farm Climate Action Fund grazing program to include virtual fencing, offering up to $75,000 to ranchers for new projects. The post RDAR expands grazing program to include virtual fencing appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express
“There is a market out there now for some of these parcels of land that producers might have a hard time off-loading because they’re wet,” says Ducks Unlimited Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
One Albertan fruit producer offered advice to those who are planning on growing strawberries in Alberta.| Alberta Farmer Express
Ranchers along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains watched her as she made her way through the foothills, walking for miles and miles and forcing| Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 3minutes Canada wants trade in southeast Asia, but experts say more focus, commitment and consistent presence in the ASEAN region is needed. The post Canada needs presence to break into Asia-Pacific trade: speakers appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher Selin Karatepe is helping agriculture producers with decision-making tools in economic feasibility.| Alberta Farmer Express
Reading Time: 4minutes Hart Attacks columnist Lee Hart ponders about world records and one Alberta acreage which is home to the world’s tallest steer. The post There has to be a world record for something out there appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Columns Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Drought conditions across the country this year remind us of the importance of a drought-management plan. Diversifying a cow-calf operation with a| 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
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.| Alberta 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
The Waldron Grazing Co-op and Nature Conservancy of Canada are working to conserve southern Alberta's Bob Creek Ranch, keeping it under participating ranchers' cattle rather than concrete.| Alberta Farmer Express
The province recently announced two conservation programs -- the Private Land Conservation Program and Ecosystems Grant Program -- to protect natural areas while allowing farm and ranch activity to continue.| 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
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
