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Written by Garrett Simmons
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Friday, 01 February 2013 21:37 |
Agricultural producers often operate inside their own little bubbles.
They closely guard information which may give their competitors an advantage — what crops they’re considering growing, how profitable their operations were last year and facts and figures on fertilizer and pesticide applications.
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Written by Garrett Simmons
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Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:16 |
Farmers in southern Alberta have been marketing their own crops for years.
With that, the switch to an open-market system for wheat and barley should, in theory, be an easier transition for growers here.
But according to a provincial crops marketing specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, the complexities involved in marketing wheat outweigh that of most other crop.
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Written by Trevor Busch
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Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:15 |
After wrapping up its first-ever regional elections, and with a newly-elected board of directors and regional representatives in place, the Alberta Wheat Commission is preparing for its inaugural annual general meeting (AGM).
The AGM will be held Monday at the Westin Hotel in Edmonton. The meeting will provide wheat producers with the opportunity to meet the 2013 board of directors and regional representatives in person, learn more about the business of the new organization, and hear updates on the organization’s priorities for 2013.
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Written by Greg Price
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Friday, 21 December 2012 17:11 |
Another bountiful harvest was celebrated at the annual Vauxhall sugar beet growers banquet at the Community Hall last Friday.
Growing sugar beets in the southern Alberta area since the turn of the 20th century, 2012 turned out to be one of the best years on record.
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Written by Garrett Simmons
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 21:11 |
Many young people regularly help out on the family farm.
Scenes like a farmer’s son driving a tractor, helping collect bales or working during the busy harvest season are iconic images of what the rural lifestyle is all about.
Those images have also served to muddy the waters of the child-labour debate on Alberta farms, according to some. But no matter how the issue is viewed, many agree now is the time to address the dilemma.
“Child labour is getting to be an issue in a lot of areas, and maybe in southern Alberta moreso than a lot of other areas,” said Lynn Jacobson, president of the Wild Rose Agriculture Producers, at WRAP’s regional meeting last week in Taber.
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