The most recent Open Farm Day in Alberta showcased agricultural producers across the province educating the general public about the process that is required is to get food to their table.
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Potato farm requires year-round management
Spud production has an important role to play at Alberta’s CP Farms, but storage is also a crucial component
Fertilizer Canada-led campaign highlights environmental stewardship
Make Your Acres Count campaign promotes streamlined fertilizer use resulting in lower input costs in crop production
Make Your Acres Count campaign aids Alberta farmers in getting recognized for their environmental stewardship in their crop production.
Anti-separatist movement targets rural Alberta
Alberta Forever Canada petition campaign expects to run full steam ahead as it makes it way to agricultural areas
Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk’s anti-separatism Alberta Forever Canada petition campaign expects to run full steam ahead into the province’s farming regions
Agri-business and farms front and centre for Alberta’s Open Farm Days
The program provides year-round support for farms and agritourism businesses wanting to serve as a host site
Open Farm Days continues to enjoy success in its 14th year running, as Alberta farms and agri-businesses were showcased to increase awareness on how food gets to the dinner plate.
Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild
Devastating hailstorm wreaks havoc at White Barn Fun Farm, including the loss of a camel and a pony
Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage.
Agriculture awareness work lands high honour
The woman behind the Irvine Agricultural Discovery Centre is one of the new recipients of the Alberta Order of Excellence
Raising awareness about the importance of the agriculture industry has always been a passion for Nichole Neubauer.
Project diversification focuses work on English farm
Producer steadily adds to the list of initiatives he has undertaken on his operation in an effort to maintain the family farm
Ever the opportunist and entrepreneur, James Lee has been finding agribusiness opportunities throughout the Devon, England, region for nearly 20 years. His singular focus? Maintaining the family farm. Listing his projects was a feat in itself as we overlooked his pasture in the English countryside. Once he graduated from university in 2006, Lee knew that […] Read more
B.C. yogurt processors ponder market expansion
TORONTO — Tree Island Yogurt is hoping consumers beyond its British Columbia borders will cultivate a craving for its artisan yogurt. Merissa Myles and her microbiologist husband, Scott DiGuistini, founded the Comox Valley company five years ago that today employs 19 staff and processes 8,000 litres of milk weekly. The pair and their young family […] Read more
U.S. farm groups unfazed by recent mergers
Some of the bigger organizations actually see benefits in the proposed consolidation in the chemical and seed sector
Some of the biggest farm organizations in the United States are surprisingly at ease with all the mergers going on in the crop input business. A number of them testified last week at the U.S. Senate judiciary committee’s hearings on consolidation in the seed and agrochemical industry. The American Farm Bureau, which is the largest […] Read more
Bayer makes bid for Monsanto
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Bayer has made an unsolicited takeover proposal to Monsanto, aiming to create the world’s biggest agricultural supplier and take advantage of converging pesticides and seed markets. Monsanto disclosed the approach May 18 before Bayer confirmed its move, though neither released proposed terms. The US$42 billion market capitalization of Monsanto means the […] Read more
