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Alberta Sugar Beet Growers inks five-year contract with Lantic
Posted on June 5, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On May 9, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) announced that it had secured a… Read More »
Secrets of the Blakiston Fan: Isolated butterfly revealed as new species
Posted on June 5, 2025Wilder Institute Hidden in the wind-swept grasslands of Waterton Lakes National Park, a tiny butterfly has been keeping a big secret. Long believed to be… Read More »
Seeding well ahead of schedule in southern Alta.
Posted on May 22, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Seeding in southern Alberta was halfway complete according to the first Alberta crop report of the year, well ahead of long-term average… Read More »
Deadline for Agri-Stability registration pushed three months to July 31
Posted on May 8, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers A deadline last month to register for the Agri-Stability program to guard against large income declines for farm and ranch producers has been… Read More »
SMRID water allocation up 50 per cent from last season
Posted on April 10, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After an April 2 annual general meeting, the St. Mary River Irrigation District’s (SMRID) board… Read More »
Farmers hear message of resilience and Canada’s global role
Posted on February 20, 2025By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers Being resilient and realizing Canada’s important role as a net food exporter was part of a message shared by… Read More »
Harvest tour digs into sugar beet farming
Posted on October 24, 2024By Cal Braid Vauxhall Advance Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 16, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers held their annual harvest tour, and it was… Read More »
Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting wetter and colder winter in 2025
Posted on September 30, 2024By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Often attributed to Mark Twain, the famous… Read More »
Ag 2024: the taps stayed closed when the skies opened up
Posted on September 19, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Before the 2024 growing season kicked off, the St. Mary River Irrigation District announced that… Read More »
Fall harvest wrapping up in Cardston-Siksika: MLA Schow
Posted on September 19, 2024By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Joseph Schow, MLA for Cardston-Siksika riding, has thoughts on the 2024 harvest season. “I’m glad… Read More »