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Food Prices To Increase In 2026
It was earlier this fall, Canada's food professor dropped a few hints, that prices at the grocery store wouldn't be coming down anytime soon. In fact, he said the news for 2026 was not good at all whe...
Dec 04, 2025
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Alberta Rural Municipalities Pushing For Raw Milk
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta have voted to push for changes to Canada's raw milk laws. At this week's convention, two-thirds of Alberta towns and counties backed a resolution from the MD of Gre...
Nov 21, 2025
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Avian Flu Back In Western Canada
Avian flu is making the rounds again in Western Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says new cases have popped up in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Salmon Arm in B.C., and in Ponoka County here i...
Nov 12, 2025
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Harvest Virtually Complete
The Alberta Government issued its final crop report of 2025 on Friday afternoon. It says the harvest is virtually complete with 99 percent of major crops combined, above the 5 and 10 year averages of ...
Oct 20, 2025
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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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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