Agriculture

Busy day at this year's final calf sale

Medicine Hat, AB - It was a tough summer for the short-grass pasture across southeastern Alberta but that didn`t appear to affect to badly the weighted averages of calves at their final sale of the ye...

Nov 08, 2019

Proposed seed royalty changes on hold

Prairie farm groups have released results of their seed royalty survey, and they say producers do not support the two seed royalty models under consideration by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and th...

Nov 04, 2019 Grain harvest -- Glenn Miller

Bassano Dam: Protecting against flood incidents while maintaining water supply

BOSSANO -- Officials in southern Alberta celebrated the completion of measures to protect the Bassano Dam last week.A second emergency spillway was built at a cost of 45 million dollars, including 30 ...

Oct 31, 2019 Improved Bossano Dam -- Govt of Alberta photo

Busy month for area renewable energy projects

Medicine Hat, AB - It's been a busy month for renewable energy projects with regulatory approvals being granted for two area windfarms in addition to earlier movement on two others in Cypress County.T...

Oct 28, 2019

Peace Country Alberta Beef delegate wants the organization to do more to stick up for ranchers

Grande Prairie - A Peace Country Alberta Beef Producers delegate wants his own organization to fight back.Fairview rancher John McArthur says ranchers have been asking about fast food chains promoting...

Oct 26, 2019

Cougar sighting near River Valley Park

Redcliff, AB - A suspected juvenile cougar is roaming the River Valley Park with several horses and at least one dog suffering scratches from the feline.Melissa Davies said one of her horses had what ...

Oct 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of Melissa Davies - Scratch marks from a suspected juvenile cougar can be seen on the mouth of a horse stabled near River Valley Park.

Farm groups disappointed with federal election campaign

The cluster of commodity groups known as Team Alberta says it is disappointed about the lack of discussion of farm issues during the federal election campaign.In a release, Team Alberta, which include...

Oct 17, 2019 Canola field -- credit Curtis Galbraith

Alberta introduces legislation to modernize ranch fees, grazing leases

EDMONTON - Alberta is modernizing the rent and fees ranchers and cattle owners pay the province for use of public lands. The government says the current grazing fee framework has been frozen since 199...

Oct 16, 2019 Minister Nixon introduces Bill 16: The Public Lands Modernization (Grazing Lease and Obsolete Provisions) Amendment Act along with representatives of Alberta’s ranching industry.

Cannabis course coming to MHC

Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat College will be starting courses later this month aimed at students looking for a career in the budding cannabis industry.But despite the new Aurora Sun facility being ...

Oct 07, 2019 Rendering of Medicine Hat's Aurora Sun facility courtesy of Aurora Cannabis

Three dead moose found south of village of Cereal

An investigation is underway after three dead moose were found in a ranchers field south of the village of Ceral. Fish and Wildlife officers are seeking any information on the deaths. On September 12,...

Oct 03, 2019