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(Resource News International) -- Alberta's farmers made significant harvest progress over the past week in view of favourable weather conditions, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. "The forecast for the next week is for excellent conditions, which will allow for even better harvest progress," said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with[...]

(Resource News International) -- The return of warm and dry weather conditions has resulted in Alberta producers becoming very active in their harvest operations, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. "The return of hot and dry conditions on the weekend has allowed producers to resume harvest operations," Harry Brook said Tuesday.[...]

(Resource News International) -- Producers in Alberta made some significant harvest progress over the past week, according to a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. "A return of warm and dry conditions resulted in a lot of producers harvesting around the clock," said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre[...]

Funding for organic farming, "green" farming, farmer co-ops and farm safety nets are on Jack Layton's to-fund list in the New Democratic Party's new agriculture platform. NDP leader Layton released the party's full platform Sunday in Toronto, with just over two weeks before a federal election. Among other points, the NDP's platform proposes a series[...]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more fatal cases of anthrax in cattle in two different communities in Saskatchewan. The most recent case was confirmed Monday in the Rural Municipality of Big River, about 130 km northwest of Prince Albert. CFIA also confirmed a case on Saturday in the RM of Harris, about[...]

The federal government needs to release its plan now for food safety inspections in Canada, without worrying about the "communications risks" involved in releasing it, the federal Liberals said Wednesday. News reports in the past week have stated that a Canadian Food Inspection Agency biologist has been sacked after finding confidential documents outlining such a[...]

Two potato farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan are taking their produce directly to the heat-and-serve convenience food market. Barrich Farms of Outlook, Sask., about 90 km south of Saskatoon, and Bassano Growers at Bassano, Alta., about 140 km east of Calgary, have set up a joint venture called Todays Potatoes, with a processing facility at[...]

(Resource News International) -- Seeding in Alberta is complete, with farmers now in need of some warm temperatures to speed up the development of the various crops, according to a provincial crop specialist. "In terms of seeding, operations are complete with the exception of some greenfeed," said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the Alberta[...]

(Resource News International) -- Favourable weather conditions have allowed farmers in Alberta to make aggressive seeding progress across the province. "Seeding in the province on average is estimated at 20 to 25 per cent complete," said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development's Ag Info Centre at Stettler. While seeding operations[...]

(Resource News International) -- Counties in Alberta are implementing aggressive measures designed to address the growing clubroot infestation in canola, according to crop specialists with Alberta Agriculture and Food. Although clubroot appears to be spreading rapidly, Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the provincial Ag Info Centre in Stettler, pointed out that as awareness increases,[...]