Agriculture

Changes to Alberta meat regulations a step forward in mind of local butcher

IRVINE, AB - Since 1973, the Meat Inspection Regulation and the Meat Inspection Act have provided oversight for animal slaughter and meat processing in Alberta.The legislation also provides authority ...

Aug 06, 2020

Wendy's Canada to source lettuce from Coaldale greenhouse

COALDALE, AB. - A Coaldale greenhouse has been chosen to provide all Wendy's restaurant locations in Canada with greenhouse grown lettuce.Whole Leaf greenhouse uses technology to capture and reduce it...

Jul 14, 2020

'It's unsettling:' Ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19

CREMONA, Alta. - A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it's coming. Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard&n...

Jun 01, 2020

Less restrictions on sale of prepared foods in Alberta

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing provincial regulations to allow for sale of low-risk, home-prepared foods without the need for permits or inspections.Foods such as baked goods, jams, can...

May 28, 2020

Southeast soaker has farmers doing a happy dance

CYPRESS COUNTY - Nearly 29 millimetres of rain fell in Medicine Hat in the 48-hour period ending at midnight on Thursday, with similar amounts recorded in automated stations across the district.While ...

May 22, 2020

Pandemic causing 'unprecedented' threat to beef and pork producers: industry

Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...

May 08, 2020

Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure

CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...

Apr 29, 2020

Preventive measures at Alberta meat plants came too late to stop outbreaks

CALGARY - The rapid spread of COVID-19 at Canada's meat-packing plants isn't a surprise, say union and health officials. Fabian Murphy, president of the Agriculture Union, which represents federal mea...

Apr 23, 2020

Farmers, food processors to get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers and food processors will get $50 million in federal funding to ensure temporary foreign workers comply with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude B...

Apr 13, 2020

Petition launched to get Highway 3 twinned

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A petition has been launched advocating for Highway 3 to be twinned just as the province is considering new targeted capital spending to help stimulate the Alberta economy.The petit...

Mar 10, 2020