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New ag minister a logical fit; MLA PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Trevor Busch   
Thursday, 04 February 2010 17:54
In an attempt to refocus caucus to deal with issues facing the province, Premier Ed Stelmach recently opted for a cabinet shuffle to re-energize his party’s leadership. Little Bow MLA Barry McFarland has seen his share of cabinet shuffles during his tenure as MLA, but he never makes predictions.  
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Public-speaking event coming up for Retlaw 4-H club PDF Print E-mail
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Written by production   
Thursday, 14 January 2010 16:01
The Retlaw Prairie Beef Club has been making many plans for 2010.
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Beet processing campaign wrapping up PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Trevor Busch   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 21:12
It was a season of ups and downs for sugar beet growers in the Taber area, from the less-than-ideal growing conditions experienced due to a cool, wet spring, to the unseasonable heat of September raising hopes of an increased yield. 
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Beet growers mark 2009 PDF Print E-mail
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Written by production   
Friday, 18 December 2009 20:30
Friday night, the top-10 growers for the Vauxhall region were announced at the annual beet banquet.
This year, Laus Stiekema took top honours with a crop of 28.12 adjusted tonnes per acre on 142 acres.
D. Wolosuk Farms Ltd. came in second at 28.07 on 194.3 acres, while J. Wolosuk Farms Ltd. was third at 27.92 on 146.1 acres.
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Beets left out in the cold PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Garrett Simmons   
Thursday, 03 December 2009 15:46
Mother Nature has put an end to the 2009 sugar beet harvest.
With 5,000 acres of beets still left in southern Alberta fields, the cold and snow has forced farmers out of the fields.
“There’s not much we can do about it,” said Andrew Llewelyn-Jones, agricultural superintendent for Lantic Sugar Inc. “We’ve worked with crop insurance and rejected some fields due to quality.”
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