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Thief Nabbed For Thefts From Irrigation Pivots In Wheatland County
In May of 2025, RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU), with the assistance of Strathmore and Brooks RCMP, initiated an investigation into a recent series of damage to and thef...
Jul 22, 2025

Crops Looking Good, Depending On Where You Are
Depending on where you are on the Prairies, crops are either doing quite well because of timely rains over the past month, or they are struggling and might soon be turned into feed. One farmer near Sw...
Jul 08, 2025
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Seeding Complete Now We Need Rain
As the latest crop report from Alberta agriculture pointed out, seeding is virtually complete, with the exception of a few acres in the Peace region. There were very few weather interruptions over the...
Jun 10, 2025

No Discussion Of Chinese Tariffs During Federal Election
Saskatchewan's Premier, Scott Moe, made it clear recently when he said China's tariffs on our canola, peas and pork need to remain a top priority. So far, as the federal election campaign enters a sec...
Mar 31, 2025
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Ag Industry Not Sheltered From US Tariffs
Just about everything that Canada exports to the US, including agricultural commodities, now have a 25 percent tariff tacked on. The exception is our energy exports,which have a 10 percent tariff atta...
Mar 04, 2025
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Reprieve From Tariff Woes For Canada
There was a collective sigh of relief Monday afternoon, after word came down from the Prime Minister, there is a 30 day reprieve on Donald Trump's tariffs. That put Canada's plan to retaliate with tar...
Feb 04, 2025
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Housing Project For Altario Agriculture Academy
The Altario Agriculture Academy is commencing a new housing project thanks to the collaborative efforts of Prairie Land Public School Division and the Special Areas Board. This project will include ho...
Jan 28, 2025

Large Crop Marketing Conference Held In Drumheller
The Badlands Community Facility was quite busy this week with a number of farmers attending a large conference. Over 100 attendees were on hand for the 2024 edition of Crop Marketing Made Cool, Tuesda...
Dec 09, 2024

MNP To Provide Essential Information For Area Farmers
Farmers in our area work hard to keep the family farm going and successful. MNP is looking to help those farming families thrive with their new series of events providing different strategies focusing...
Nov 20, 2024
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MNP To Provide Essential Information For Area Farmers
Farmers in our area work hard to keep the family farm going and successful. MNP is looking to help those farming families thrive with their new series of events providing different strategies focusing...
Nov 20, 2024
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Food Banks Busier Than Ever
New figures that came out this week, suggest that well over 2 million Canadians are relying on food banks to keep themselves fed. Food Banks Canada says it recorded more than two million visits in Mar...
Oct 29, 2024
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Canada Can Reduce Milk Waste With Proper Reforms
The study that came out this week on milk waste is making some key recommendations. Dalhousie University, which took part in the study says that over the past 12 years, Canadian dairy farms sent upwar...
Oct 18, 2024
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Terminal Strike Couldn't Come At A Worse Time
More than 600 grain terminal workers at a half dozen facilities in the port of Vancouver hit the bricks earlier today, creating more headaches for prairie farmers. This walkout comes only a month afte...
Sep 24, 2024
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