Agriculture

Agri-Trade Equipment Expo cancelled for 2020

Uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic has led to the cancellation of this year's Agri-Trade Equipment Expo in Red Deer.After announcing on Aug. 26 that this year's show would be going a...

Sep 24, 2020

Where's the beef? Brooks RCMP searching for stolen $230,000 shipment

BROOKS, AB - Officials are looking for a large shipment of beef that was recently stolen out of the JBS meatpacking plant in Brooks.On August 30, police say a transport truck that was subcontracted to...

Sep 15, 2020

Farm cash receipts in Alberta down slightly from last year: ATB Financial

Farm cash receipts in Alberta were down by two per cent ($61 million) in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, according to ATB Financial.Farm cash receipts measure the gross reven...

Sep 02, 2020

Peavey Industries converting its Ontario stores to single brand

Red Deer-based Peavey Industries LP has announced the repositioning of its two flagship retail banners into one, with the conversion of TSC Stores, located solely in Ontario, into Peavey Mart stores.C...

Sep 01, 2020

Red Deer area youth encouraged to enter 2020 'Youth for Agriculture Award' contest

Red Deer County would like to encourage local youth ages 6 to 25 to enter the 2020 Agricultural Service Board Youth for Agriculture Award Contest. The contest asks youth to submit one of an article, v...

Aug 20, 2020

Olds College signs two new school divisions to dual credit program

Olds College has announced the signing of two new school divisions into its dual credit program offerings for Alberta high school students in the upcoming academic year. Prairie Rose School Division a...

Aug 19, 2020

McDonald’s returns to 100% Canadian beef after COVID-19 supply chain issues

McDonald's Canada says it will return to sourcing only Canadian beef in September after having to import beef temporarily due to COVID-19. The fast-food chain said in late April it would import beef f...

Aug 13, 2020

Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program

OTTAWA - More than one million dozen eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it. The $50-million surplus food ...

Aug 13, 2020

Federal funding to support Alberta’s plant-based food sector

LEDUC, AB - The federal government has announced a significant funding boost for Alberta's plant-based food sector.$2.6 million is going to the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc. The governm...

Aug 12, 2020

Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company...

Aug 12, 2020