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Cowboys and conservation: The battle for the Eastern Slopes
Jan 23, 2023 · Laura Laing speaks at an event at Cabin Ridge in 2021 to raise the alarm about coal mining in the Eastern Slopes. She has been a leader in the fight against open-pit mines since 2020, when the province lifted the moratorium on coal mining in the area. photo: Supplied In the 11-month window before the coal policy was reinstated, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) says significant ...
Feed grain weekly outlook: Growers looking at the skies, prices
Mar 7, 2024 · For feed wheat, the price range in Alberta was C$6.85 to C$8.44/bu., down 41 cents from last week. In Saskatchewan, the range was C$6.85 to C$8.13/bu., down 25 cents. The high-delivered bid in Manitoba was C$7.24/bu., 23 cents less than the week before. — Adam Peleshaty reports for MarketsFarm from Stonewall, Man.
A winter weather prediction for the Prairies
Nov 25, 2016 · Starting off with Environment Canada, its current long-range forecast is calling for above-average temperatures to start off the winter, slowly cooling to nearly to slightly above average by the end of the winter. Its forecast shows the best chances of warm weather over the eastern Prairies. As for precipitation, it is calling for near-average ...
More hemp processing is now underway in Alberta
Apr 6, 2023 · Canadian Rockies Hemp Corporation CEO Aaron Barr says it’s thumbs-up to more contracts with growers now that production is underway at the Bruderheim plant. Photo: Supplied. [UPDATED: Apr. 11, 2023] Canadian Rockies Hemp Corporation chief executive officer Aaron Barr says products are finally heading out the door of its plant in Bruderheim, Alta.
Massive new feedlot working out as planned, says owner
Jul 11, 2022 · Bill C-239 is raising alarms in the livestock sector in Alberta. 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 ...
Alarm bells are finally ringing as wild pig numbers soar
May 2, 2022 · CleanFarms has launched a twine roundup to corral baling twine in Alberta, and award cash prizes to agriculture charities. “Wild pigs are the worst invasive large mammal on the planet,” said Ryan Brook, a USask associate professor of animal sciences and the country’s leading expert on the feral animals. “Over the last six years, we’ve ...
Unique family-farm mushrooms in Nisku industrial park
Published: March 4, 2019. Crops, News. Rachel Gruger — seen here with Lion’s Mane mushrooms — and husband Carleton took an unusual path to becoming farmers. Photo: Alexis Kienlen. Rachel Gruger and husband Carleton wanted to farm — but their route to achieving that goal was an unusual one. Carleton studied IT, but found that he wasn’t ...
Three ways to calculate fair land rental rates - Alberta Farmer Express
Apr 12, 2016 · The formula is: (yield x 25 per cent) x price x 75 per cent. Complete this calculation for at least four major crops grown in the area and take the average. Another simple method is a percentage of gross returns. Compare cash rents in your area over the past five to 10 years against gross returns of crops that were grown.
The pros and (serious) cons of fall fertilizer application
Sep 11, 2019 · Keep soil type top of mind. Some rules of thumb go right out the window depending on where in Alberta you farm. Boychyn recommends producers be more wary of fall fertilizer application in areas where high spring moisture is common. “The risk of fall banding is much lower in the southern parts of the province as compared to the northern parts ...