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River flows looking strong for most of Alberta
Posted on May 28, 2026Southern Alberta Newspapers With summer just around the corner, Alberta’s latest water supply outlook offers promising forecasts for most of the province’s major rivers. The… Read More »
4-H Wild Explosion Sheep Show and Sale on May 30
Posted on May 21, 2026By Sofia Tabish Club Reporter, TNT 4-H Multiclub The 4-H Wild Explosion Sheep Show and Sale takes place at Perlich Bros Auction Market on May… Read More »
Alberta gets emergency exemption for strychnine to help $800M gopher problem
Posted on April 9, 2026Southern Alberta Newspapers The federal government has authorized an emergency use of strychnine for pest control two years after imposing a ban on the chemical… Read More »
Province fighting federal strychnine decision: MLA Hunter
Posted on March 12, 2026By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com As the region gears up for another growing season in 2026, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter is cautiously optimistic… Read More »
Farmland dominates as native grassland diminishes
Posted on March 12, 2026By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Industrial-scale agriculture in southern Alberta has tapped the land’s productive potential and continues to maximize… Read More »
Farming Smarter’s Spring Wheat Project is focused on learning about water management
Posted on March 12, 2026By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Lewis Baarda, lead for Farming Smarter’s Reduced Irrigation Allocation Strategies for Crop Management - Spring Wheat Project, describes the… Read More »
Host farm for ASBG Harvest Tour nears 100-year milestone
Posted on October 30, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 14, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers hosted its annual Harvest Tour at President… Read More »
Potato crop projected slightly above average in 2025: Hochstein
Posted on September 18, 2025By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly Newspapers editor@tabertimes.com As regional potato growers enter their fields for the harvest season, everything appears to be going well so… Read More »
Agricultural producers face most difficult growing seasons in decades
Posted on September 18, 2025By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Federation of Agriculture Executive Director Aaron Stein says that Alberta’s agricultural producers have faced… Read More »
Wild Vegetation and Pesky Pests
Posted on September 18, 2025By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Being a farmer has always been a noble pursuit – if not a difficult one. In… Read More »