Agriculture News, Features, Videos - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBStories from our other publications. Alberta Farmer Express provides daily agriculture news, features, videos, event listings and a daily newsletter to Alberta farmers and ranchers.
Massive new feedlot working out as planned, says owner
WEBJul 11, 2022 · The last two years have produced many hair-raising situations for Alberta’s cattle producers and that’s been the case for feedlot owner Kevin Serfas, who has undertaken a massive feedyard expansion. Based in Turin, about 50 kilometres north of Lethbridge, he runs Serfas Farms, a sizeable grain …
Latest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBSep 6, 2024 · A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).
Beef sector speaks out on costly processing rules
WEBJun 1, 2023 · According to the Canadian Meat Council, SRM disposal costs for 500,000 head of cattle in Canada are estimated at $6.5 million, while disposal costs for the same number of cattle in the U.S. are estimated at $514,000, a $6-million-dollar difference. Canadian beef abattoirs also remove more (57 kilograms of material prohibited for use in …
Crown insurer expands loan for younger and new farmers in Alberta
WEBAug 9, 2024 · A major insurer and lender is expanding eligibility and incentives for a loan dedicated to young and new agricultural producers in Alberta. The funding echoes a previous agreement between the organization and Global Affairs Canada. The deal, which has stood since 1985, matches donations made …
Prairie water users watch mountain snowpack - Alberta Farmer …
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Parrish and Heimbecker is building a new wheat mill in central Alberta. Inside, the need for that type of precipitation was laid bare in order to avoid a water shortage this year. The numbers tell the tale as to how badly needed are the same spring snow and rain events that rescued southern Alberta from the serious impacts of drought in 2001 ...
Alberta potato sector thrives - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBNov 14, 2023 · In 2022, Alberta was number one in the country in production tonnage. Farmers grew almost 27 million hundredweight, or 21.8 per cent of Canadian potatoes, beating the island by 0.2 per cent, according to StatCan. Producers may have had even more truckloads of spuds in 2023, said the executive director of …
Humalite a made-in-Alberta success story - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBApr 5, 2024 · The university’s research found that humalite applications combined with urea resulted in 14 to 19 per cent higher grain yield, 23 to 30 per cent higher seed protein content, and 14 to 60 per cent higher nitrogen use efficiency. In laboratory experiments, the researchers applied humalite to a variety of crops including wheat, canola and field ...
China gets huffy; time for canola to build markets elsewhere
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Ripples from the last Canada-China canola debacle, in which China cut canola seed shipments from Richardson and Viterra in 2019, have barely had time to dissipate. Restrictions only lifted in May 2022. Analysis from the Canola Council of Canada put lost sales from March 2019 to August 2020 between $1.54 billion and $2.35 billion.
Latest Weather Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Green Industry Show and Conference. Westerner Park — 4847A-19th St., Red Deer. Alberta Farmer Express provides Alberta farmers and ranchers the latest Weather stories and features. Read our Weather stories.