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Tariffs threats fuelling trade uncertainty for potato industry
Posted on March 13, 2025By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com F or an industry that primarily exports eighty-five per cent of its product annually, Alberta potato producers are worried about… Read More »
Safety and efficiency key factors in Highway 3 Twinning
Posted on March 13, 2025By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tenille Miller, Director of Advancement for the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association, says that Stage… Read More »
Greenhouse association waits in ‘limbo’; will be sending delegate to national conference to discuss tariff impacts
Posted on February 20, 2025By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Municipalities in the southeast are still considering how they will fit into new committee systems… Read More »
More funding helps update irrigation infrastructure
Posted on February 20, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s commitment to the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program is paying off. In Budget 2024, Alberta’s government increased funding for the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program… Read More »
A help hotline for struggling farmers
Posted on February 20, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Farming puts the bread in our baskets, but farmers often go unrecognized and underappreciated for… Read More »
Saving Alberta farmers time and money
Posted on November 28, 2024By Jasper Tumblod Southern Alberta Newspapers AgriStability is one of several business risk management programs offered by the government to assist farmers in managing substantial… Read More »
Third annual Alberta Agricultural Societies Day Sept. 21
Posted on September 19, 2024On September 21 Alberta will recognize the incredible work of its 292 Agricultural Societies, which play an essential role in fostering community spirit across the… Read More »
Southern Alberta remains at stage 4 of 5 for drought watch
Posted on August 22, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Drought status has been lowered in much of Alberta after the entire province was considered at very high risk of water supply… Read More »
Cypress ag field staff targeting weeds
Posted on July 9, 2024By Heather Cameron Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the Cypress County Agricultural Service Board Meeting that took place on June 25, Agricultural Supervisor Lisa Sulz… Read More »
Alberta Innovates helping businesses succeed
Posted on May 2, 2024By Heather Cameron Commentator/Courier Research in RINSA: Opportunities for Value Addition in Agri-Food Industries was hosted recently by Lethbridge College in partnership with the Regional… Read More »