As Donald Trump's inauguration looms, Canada's agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he's threatened will come to pass. If they do, producers would have to plug the gaps left by restricted access to the country's largest trading partner and consumers could be left paying ...

The price of wheat has dipped since it hit a fall peak in late October of just under $620 per tonne, and even more so since it's high in June at just under $760 a tonne.---Cypress County producer, Nichole Neubauer said, there is a real glut of global grain supply right now, with the price sitting at just under $545 per...

Cattle prices have shot up in Medicine Hat and across Alberta during November because of previous drought conditions and recent economic pressure, a Medicine Hat Feeding Company executive said Wednesday. "The last couple of years, the ranchers have had to drop numbers pretty significantly with the drought conditio...

Hundreds of beef and crop producers heard from speakers, checked out vendors and networked at an agriculture-themed conference Wednesday in Medicine Hat.Cypress County's annual Ag Connections Conference, now in its second year, is about building bridges, organizer Beth Cash said. "Connections is a main focus for u...

JBS Foods Canada invested $90 million into its meat processing plant located in Brooks, Alta., in July of this year.The Alberta government has since provided a $10.7 million tax credit towards the expansion of the new processing line at the plant.---All of this expansion wasn't for nothing, as the plant in Brooks is no...

For the majority of farmers in southeastern Alberta, harvest is now complete.This includes Cypress County farmer Nichole Neubauer, who said she wrapped up harvest a couple weeks ago.She's happy with the yields, especially on their irrigated land south west of Medicine Hat. "We had durum here at home, and the yield...

Harvest is well underway for farmers in southern Alberta.Nichole Neubauer said it normally starts a little earlier in this area of the province."We're done our peas, done the wheat, well into our dry land Durum, basically we've got a couple days left out here at our Irvine place with the Durum," Neubauer said...

At the Neubauer Farm near Medicine Hat spraying for weeds and bugs was recently completed, said owner-operator Nichole Neubauer."We were spraying here the mid part to near the end of June, getting those weeds under control and really giving the crop the very best opportunity to reach its full potential," Neub...

On the Neubauer's home quarter, Nichole is happy with the May rains that have allowed their durum to come out of the ground without the need for irrigation yet.Nichole Neubauer was also quite thankful to be the recipient of the 2024 honorary applied baccalaurete degree from Medicine Hat College for her commitment to ag...

Above normal moisture in the month of May has given some optimism to farmers in the Medicine Hat area.The Irvine hamlet had 115 millimetres of precipitation, Seven Persons had 105 millimetres, Elkwater had 200 millimetre-range and Schuler at about 80 millimetres.Medicine Hat had one of the wettest months of May on reco...

The recent rain we have had this week has given a hope to farmers in the region.When a farmer says they have experienced eight years of extreme drought conditions. Moisture early in the growing season is welcomed news. Local Farmer Nichole Neubauer said this rain will be a huge difference maker for getting this year of...

The Town of Bow Island is accepting applications for residents to have up to four hens at their residence for personal use.Strong public interest in having this has lead to five licenses being awarded as part of the Urban Hen Bylaw which was approved last council meeting.Only hens will be allowed with an application de...

The deadline to register for Alberta Open Farm Days - an opportunity for Albertans to see where their food comes from with an on-farm experience - is at the end of April. At least 141 host farms across the province are already registered for this year's two-day event.During the 2023 Alberta Open Farm Days, on farm sale...

On the Farm: This 2024 farming season we are following a local producer to take you inside the triumphs and tribulations of life on the farm..Nichole Neubauer, owner and operator of Neubauer Farms with her husband Mark, says there is optimism for a strong cattle market this year but is bracing for shortened grazing sea...

February is usually the driest month of the year, but with above average moisture across much of southwestern Alberta last month, forecasters with Alberta agriculture say that marks a promising shift in recent moisture patterns. They are also quick to caution that February's moisture in itself is not enough to erase lo...

Farmer's have been here before. The Alberta Energy Regulator announced via social media that Alberta is experiencing severe low water sources.In response, the Government of Alberta has begun water sharing negotiations with major water license holders, most of whom are farmers. Below average precipitation and warm weath...

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is preparing to help agricultural producers dealing with issues of drought. Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson issued a statement on January 11, 2024. He noted that the agriculture industry is one of Alberta's key economic drivers and "is part of the fabric...

When a person thinks of buying beef, the first thought might be a trip to the local grocery story. But a trend that continues to become more popular is buying straight from the producer.Quintin and Parker Weiss own a cattle ranch just south of Medicine Hat running a commercial herd of 170 head. They also have a small f...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Members of the St. Mary River Irrigation District are being advised they may not receive their full allocation of water per acre for the 2024 irrigation season.In a letter to irrigation producers, the Board of Directors says producers are advised to consider their water allocations as they make their ...

EDMONTON AB. - Applications open on Monday, October 30 for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program. The joint federal- provincial initiative will provide livestock producers with up to $165 million to maintain breeding herds. "Alberta's farmers and ranchers feed the province, country and world...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It could be a long, lean winter in cattle country as drought-ravaged western Canadian ranchers struggle to secure feed to get their livestock through the cold months. Near the town of Eastend in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, Jocelyn Wasko and her husband Travis have spent much of the summer and...

When new music is introduced in the radio industry, the inclination is to interview the artists. But in this case, that would have been really hard to do-because some of the artists aren't even human.They are actually...literally stalks of corn.'Shucks' you might say. 'That sounds like fake news.' But there is more tha...

DUNMORE, AB - Premier Danielle Smith is set to attend the inaugural Cypress County Ag Connections Conference later this year.The county announced the conference in July and announced Smith's appearance on Friday."We are thrilled to have Premier Danielle Smith address producers and agriculture service providers at ...

DUNMORE, AB - Cypress County will host a producer-focused agriculture conference later this year.The first Cypress County Ag Connections Conference is set for Nov. 22 at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds and will welcome farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.&...

The federal government has announced support to help find solutions to improve the environmental and economic sustainability, and resilience of the Canadian dairy industry.Dairy Farmers of Canada will receive more than $7.5 million to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon, ...

MD OF TABER, AB - The Municipal District (MD) of Taber has bestowed an award on a family for their many years of farming in the area.The District presented a plaque signifying the first-ever Century Farm Family Award to the Geremia family in Council Chambers on June 5.The MD of Taber's Century Farm Family Award recogni...

Some Saskatchewan producers will be able to get extra help to cover the cost of transporting feed after theirs was damaged.Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit have announced a supplemental freight adjustment to reflect higher-than-normal replacement feed co...

REDCLIFF, AB - Producers around Medicine Hat are running weeks behind their normal seeding schedules and are working overtime to try to catch up.Pair that with the recent warm spell and dry conditions and local producer Vern Pancoast is concerned about this year's yield.He's been working the land around Medicine Hat fo...