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Chris Siemens (left), president of the Hays Grazing Association, pleaded there are other avenues to increased revenue streams for municpalities like property tax rates for farms relative to acreages as opposed to potentially selling off land leased by generational farmers to special interest groups.

Sparks fly over grazing lease market

Alberta producers say they may be at generational crossroads as municipality proposes lease rate policy change

Alberta producers say they may be at generational crossroads as municipality proposes lease rate policy change




A woman cuts a cake with others standing nearby in a celebration.

New MLA Tara Sawyer appointed to Alberta Next Panel

Former Grain Growers of Canada and Alberta Grains chair appointed to Alberta Next Panel after victory in provincial byelection

Former Grain Growers of Canada chair Tara Sawyer was elected to the Alberta legislature for the governing United Conservative Party in a byelection June 23.

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Prairie forecast: Seasonably cool with chances of precipitation

Forecast issued July 16, covering July 16 to 23, 2025

This forecast period starts with a broad, cool area of high pressure stretching across the Prairie provinces. The cool air combined with strong mid-summer sunshine is leading to partly cloudy skies along with the odd shower or thundershower.



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Prairie forecast: Potential to turn cool and wet

Forecast issued July 9, covering July 9 to 16, 2025

For this forecast period we are starting off with a large area of high pressure over Ontario and an equally large area of low pressure over the Yukon. The clockwise flow around the Ontario high, combined with the counterclockwise flow around the Yukon low, is creating a widespread southerly flow across the Prairies. This should lead to one more day of warm temperatures across the western Prairies and a couple more days over the eastern half.