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‘We’re in really tough shape’: Milk River irrigation area shut down for summer at midnight June 16

Posted on July 3, 2025

Southern 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 »

Registration now open for Ag Connections 

Posted on July 3, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Registration for this year’s Ag Connections opened on July 2, and there are so many great reasons to secure… Read More »

Ag reps weigh in on recent precipitation

Posted on July 3, 2025

By Nathan Reiter Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Regional farmers are celebrating the rain that southern Alberta received over the June 21-22 weekend.… Read More »

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers inks five-year contract with Lantic

Posted on June 5, 2025

By 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, 2025

Wilder 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, 2025

Southern 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, 2025

Southern 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, 2025

By 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, 2025

By 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, 2024

By 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 »

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