Tag Archives: Agriculture
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
This B.C. farm can grow softball-sized peaches. This year they'll rely on vegetables
One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...
Mar 13, 2024
Canada concerned as final rule for 'Product of USA' meat labels announced
Canada's federal government and organizations representing some of the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry, and eggs could disrup...
Mar 13, 2024
Olymel Canada closing separate pork and poultry plants
One of Canada's biggest meat producers is closing two of its plants.Olymel Canada has decided to shut down its boning and packaging plant in Princeville, Qubec.This decision will impact 301 positions ...
Sep 16, 2023
Minister Horner denies "inaccurate claims" by NDP on crop insurance premiums raising 60 per cent
The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner says claims made by the Alberta NDP regarding insurance premiums for crops on March 3 are inaccurate. Horner says the opposition stated that ther...
Mar 14, 2023
Canada shares expertise on moving grain from Ukraine, but faith in Russia 'nil'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...
Jul 22, 2022
The Great Government Free Cheese Movement
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! What comes to mind when you hear the term "government cheese"? If you're a child of the 1980s, it likely involves recollections of a salty, pale-orange sub...
Mar 21, 2022
Harvesting delayed by cooler, wetter weather
Cool wet weather is to blame for varying delays in harvest activities this week across Alberta, according to the latest Crop Report.Even with the delays, however, 78 per cent of major crops are in the...
Sep 25, 2021
CARTOON 09-18-2021
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 09-18-2021
Sep 18, 2021
A look at the latest crop conditions
Crops are developing nicely in most areas of central Alberta, but conditions vary across the region. That according to officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in partnership with Agriculture F...
Jun 25, 2021