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Feds and province offering $165M in drought relief for livestock producers
Posted on November 9, 2023By Cal Braid Vauxhall Advance Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) hosted a virtual media roundtable on Oct. 30 to announce… Read More »
Real sugar beats artificial sweetener in southern Alberta
Posted on November 9, 2023By Cal Braid Vauxhall Advance Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At the Lantic Sugar plant and their receiving stations in the surrounding areas, sugar beets are… Read More »
ASBG’s annual sugar beet harvest tour highlights industry’s triumphs and challenges
Posted on October 19, 2023By Erika Mathieu Vauxhall Advance The annual sugar beet harvest is officially underway, with piling grounds near Picture Butte and Coaldale seeing truckload after truckload… Read More »
Renewables not harming irrigation land: BRID
Posted on October 5, 2023By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers The idea that renewable energy projects are taking valuable irrigated land out of agricultural production is being misunderstood, according… Read More »
Challenging growing season in Alberta in 2023: Jacobson
Posted on October 5, 2023By Heather Cameron Vauxhall Advance Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 2023 harvest season in southern Alberta involved numerous challenges. According to Lynn Jacobson, President of… Read More »
How-to farm education guide for teachers unveiled
Posted on September 28, 2023By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Farm Ed Toolkit, created by the Rural Development Network, is now available. It is… Read More »
Potato Growers of Alberta celebrate significant growth indicators
Posted on September 21, 2023By Erika Mathieu Vauxhall Advance Earlier this year, the Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) published an in depth analysis on the economic impact of the… Read More »