Alberta Agriculture

Driving cattle on horseback to the base of the Rockies isn’t just history, but still a fact of life for Foothills ranchers.

COVID-19 rattled the beef industry and raised awareness about consolidation after coronavirus outbreaks forced the temporary closure of multiple meat-packing plants last spring, pushing up retail prices and lowering cattle prices. 

Earl Dreeshen makes statement in House of Commons

OTTAWA — Canadian egg and poultry farmers who've lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will have access to $691 million in federal cash.

Ag for Life Launches Farmers in Flannel Photo Contest to celebrate farmers and a successful harvest.

Most cereal crops came in high-grade with high yields in 2020.

Trudeau made the comment in response to a demand by Canadian dairy farmers for compensation

Alberta Agriculture and Parks wild boar specialist says the only way to eradicate the wild boar problem in the province is through group trapping

“The majority of what we sell gets picked, packed and shipped within the same day ... there is no ability to weather challenging times and difficult storms by building inventory,” Hamer said.

The cut helped even out an oversupply of milk that was forcing some farmers to dump their milk for lack of anywhere to send it.