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ASBG’s annual sugar beet harvest tour highlights industry’s triumphs and challenges
Posted on October 19, 2023By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News The annual sugar beet harvest is officially underway, with piling grounds near Picture Butte and Coaldale seeing truckload after… Read More »
Celebrating Women in Farming Conference set for Oct. 12
Posted on September 28, 2023By Garrett Simmons FCSS Communications Women are the backbone of any family farm operation. More often than not, they are the glue that holds it… Read More »
Senate ag committee investigating the roots of soil health in Canada
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com As part of an effort to better understand soil health on the Canadian prairies, the Senate Committee on… Read More »
Producers looking to the sky for snow after hard summer
Posted on September 21, 2023By Anna Smith Westwind Weekly News While he’s fortunate to irrigate his potato crops, Forty Mile Councillor Allen Kuizenga admits that without a hard winter… Read More »
Above average beet crop on deck in 2023: ASBG
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com With the regional sugar beet harvest getting underway earlier this month, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) are… Read More »
Early shutdown for SMRID after challenging 2023
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com The 2023 growing season has seen its fair share of difficulties for the St. Mary River Irrigation District… Read More »
Support available for struggling ag producers
Posted on September 14, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com For struggling producers dealing with the effects of drought across the region, support is available and can be… Read More »
Canadian Foodgrains Bank celebrates 40th Anniversary
Posted on September 14, 2023By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On top of celebrating another harvest season, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is also celebrating their… Read More »
Sugar beet farmer says no-till grow trial worth repeating
Posted on August 17, 2023By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News Sugar beets which were seeded directly into barley stubble have proven to be a successful venture for one farmer… Read More »
Heat-stunted crops becoming cattle feed for some producers
Posted on July 27, 2023Southern Alberta Newspapers Some producers in southern Alberta have begun turning heat-stunted crops into cattle feed, the most recent provincial crop report states. That’s as… Read More »