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Cypress County’s 2026 budget approved 

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Cypress County’s 2026 budget has been approved. “It took three days of deliberations, and it was very well presented,”… Read More »

Agricultural producers face most difficult growing seasons in decades

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Federation of Agriculture Executive Director Aaron Stein says that Alberta’s agricultural producers have faced… Read More »

Wild Vegetation and Pesky Pests 

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Being a farmer has always been a noble pursuit – if not a difficult one. In… Read More »

Highway 3 food corridor grows wider by the day

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Highway 3 is currently under construction between Taber and Burdett to turn it into a… Read More »

Harvest season shaping up well for Taber-Warner: MLA Hunter

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com With a somewhat unusual year in terms of mid-summer precipitation and cooler temperatures than average at different points in the… Read More »

Extractable sugar is money in the bank

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Gary Tokariuk is a southern Alberta farmer and president of the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers,… Read More »

HALO air ambulance grounded for EHS investigation

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Emergency Health Services Alberta has temporarily suspended the use of the southeastern Alberta’s air ambulance service. CEO Paul Carolan… Read More »

PRPS boosts student support and staff compensation in balanced budget 

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Late last month, a special public meeting saw the Prairie Rose Public Schools (PRPS) Board of Trustees make important decisions… Read More »

Conditions see improvement in recent drought report

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While the region did receive significant moisture, the August drought report says producers will not… Read More »

Strychnine restricted: Conservatives and MP John Barlow support local farmers 

Posted on September 26, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers As the current farming season draws to a close, Richardson Ground Squirrels (RGS) continue to make their presence known… Read More »

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