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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 »
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 »