Tag Archives: Agriculture
Alberta beef industry in good shape to deal with COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are few industries - and likely none in Alberta - which have more experience dealing with quarantines than the provincial beef industry.According to the president of the Canad...
Mar 21, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta Beef Industry Conference wraps up in Red Deer
Hundreds of vendors and producers from across western Canada and beyond are wrapping up a three-day opportunity in Red Deer to network and learn more about the latest advances in the beef industry.Fri...
Mar 06, 2020 Hundreds of vendors, delegates and producers have gathered at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre over the past three days to network and learn more about industry challenges and trends at the 2020 Alberta Beef Industry Conference. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Olds College, Assiniboine partner to examine prairie labour market needs
Olds College and Assiniboine Community College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work cooperatively and collaborate to enhance agricultural and environmental programming to better mee...
Mar 05, 2020 Photo Caption: Dan Daley, Dean, School of Trades and Skills, Olds College, Debbie Thompson, Vice President, Academic and Student Experience, Olds College, Derrick Turner, Director of Advancement & External Relations, Assiniboine Community College, Tim Hore, Dean, School of Agriculture & Environment, Assiniboine Community College, and Stuart Cullum, President, Olds College.
Farm Credit Canada joins Olds College AgSmart event as presenting partner
Olds College and Agri-Trade are pleased to announce that FCC's AgExpert has signed on as the presenting partner of the must-see agriculture educational event for farmers, AgSmart. Taking place August ...
Mar 04, 2020 (Photo: Sergei Belski)
Dreeshen says budget lays out growth strategy for agriculture and forestry
Alberta's minister in charge of agriculture is confident Budget 2020 sets up his industry in a good way moving forward."We have a very ambitious, value added growth strategy," says Devin Dreeshen, Min...
Mar 03, 2020 Devin Dreeshen (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Court of Queen's Bench to rule on Ponoka County plan affecting large-scale livestock operators
It's now up to the courts to determine if a Ponoka County area structure plan is unfair to large-scale livestock operators.On Feb. 20, a dispute between the county and the Ponoka Right to Farm Society...
Feb 27, 2020
Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Red Deer expected to be a sell-out
RED DEER- The Alberta Beef Industry Conference takes place March 4 - 6 in Red Deer.Event Manager, Jennifer Brunette, says if you plan to attend, it's best to register sooner rather than later, in orde...
Feb 24, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
Indoor market at Gasoline Alley could open by October
A 25,000-square-foot indoor farmers' market in Gasoline Alley could open as soon as October if all the pieces fall into place.On Saturday, around 150 people turned out to an open house to hear from so...
Feb 24, 2020 Shelley and Rod Bradshaw (right, centre) with the Innisfail Growers Group represent one of 11 investors who are part of the Red Deer County indoor market project. Shelley spoke at an open house in Gasoline Alley on Saturday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
National Farmers Union president to talk climate change at Red Deer event
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is gathering in Red Deer for an event dedicated to discussing agriculture and climate change.The event takes place Sunday night at the Snell Auditorium in the Red Deer...
Feb 20, 2020
Conservative MP seeks carbon tax relief for farmers dealing with "Harvest from hell"
OTTAWA, ON. - Conservative Member of Parliament for Northumberland-Peterborough South, Philip Lawrence, tabled a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday (Feb 18), defined as An Act to ...
Feb 18, 2020 (farmnewsNOW file photo)