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One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...
Mar 13, 2024
Canada's federal government and organizations representing some of the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry, and eggs could disrup...
Mar 13, 2024
One of Canada's biggest meat producers is closing two of its plants.Olymel Canada has decided to shut down its boning and packaging plant in Princeville, Qubec.This decision will impact 301 positions ...
Sep 16, 2023
The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner says claims made by the Alberta NDP regarding insurance premiums for crops on March 3 are inaccurate. Horner says the opposition stated that ther...
Mar 14, 2023
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...
Jul 22, 2022
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! What comes to mind when you hear the term "government cheese"? If you're a child of the 1980s, it likely involves recollections of a salty, pale-orange sub...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mar 21, 2022
Cool wet weather is to blame for varying delays in harvest activities this week across Alberta, according to the latest Crop Report.Even with the delays, however, 78 per cent of major crops are in the...
Sep 25, 2021
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 09-18-2021
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sep 18, 2021
Crops are developing nicely in most areas of central Alberta, but conditions vary across the region. That according to officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in partnership with Agriculture F...
Jun 25, 2021
Olds College has announced the launch of a new network of Smart Farms.Officials say the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network is committed to sharing data and expertise that will help farmers, industry and ...
Jun 17, 2021