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AFA supports producers by tackling cross-commodity issues
Posted on September 11, 2025By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Federation of Agriculture Executive Director Aaron Stein describes the Federation as an organization that… Read More »
Harvest season shaping up well for Taber-Warner: MLA Hunter
Posted on September 11, 2025By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com With a somewhat unusual year in terms of mid-summer precipitation and cooler temperatures than average at different points… Read More »
Highway 3 food corridor grows wider by the day
Posted on September 11, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Highway 3 is currently under construction between Taber and Burdett to turn it into a… Read More »
Fresh off the stalk, certified Taber cob season arrives
Posted on August 15, 2025By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers The summer days start early for Dave Johnson and his team from Johnson Fresh Farms as they beat the… Read More »
Ag safety group raising awareness of the dangers working around grain
Posted on August 7, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is sharing some information ahead of its fifth annual BeGrainSafe week, to raise awareness about prioritizing safety… Read More »
Unusual summer precipitation levels impacting ag operations
Posted on August 7, 2025Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers A year after July saw virtually no rain in the area, the skies opened up this year with Lethbridge alone… Read More »
New resource encourages Albertans to explore crops across the province
Posted on July 24, 2025Ag for Life Whether you’re driving down a busy highway or taking a scenic backroad, Alberta is bursting with fields full of growing crops. But… Read More »
Rains have helped growing conditions in Alberta, which remain below average
Posted on July 18, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Widespread rain in Alberta improved growing conditions across the province, including in the south, though crop and pasture conditions remain below long-term… Read More »
Ending unnecessary holdbacks to make more water available
Posted on July 10, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta is making more water available for communities, businesses and irrigators by removing the 10 per cent holdback on most water licence… Read More »
‘We’re in really tough shape’: Milk River irrigation area shut down for summer at midnight June 16
Posted on July 3, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Irrigation in the Milk River district of Alberta has been closed for the summer, just as a major repair to river-diverting irrigation… Read More »