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(Resource News International) -- Spring seeding is mostly complete in Alberta, but producers there are now in desperate need of rain and warmer temperatures to help the crops along, according to a provincial crops specialist. "This might not be the year to grow corn, let's put it that way," Harry Brook, a crops specialist with[...]

The federal government's plan to diversify regions of British Columbia where infestations of mountain pine beetle have hit the forestry sector will include funds for a mobile poultry-processing unit. The federal Western Economic Diversification department will put up $220,000 through its two-year, $33 million Community Economic Diversification Initiative (CEDI), for the Cariboo-Central Interior Poultry Producers[...]

The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) expects to be better able to form industry-government partnerships now that it's incorporated, the agency said Monday. The agency, which reports to provincial Agriculture Minister George Groeneveld, got its incorporation status Monday. "This is an important step in creating a successful partnership with industry and transitioning to a[...]

Canada's former chief NAFTA negotiator and the operations manager for a well-known Calgary-area ranch are the newest board members for the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency. Agriculture Minister George Groeneveld named John Weekes and Cherie Copithorne-Barnes to ALMA's board on Monday. "Their combined experience in international trade and beef production systems, in both Alberta and[...]

(Resource News International) -- Harvest operations in Alberta were seen as being virtually complete with only its central region having any significant area left to combine, according to a provincial crop specialist. "Provincially, the harvest in Alberta is mostly complete, with only a small area in the central region left to be combined," said Harry[...]

(Resource News International) -- Favourable weather conditions during the past week allowed producers in Alberta to make good harvest progress, according to a crop specialist with the province's Ag-Info Centre. "Provincially, the harvest in Alberta is roughly 85 to 90 per cent complete, with only the central region of the province having any significant crops[...]

(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[...]

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[...]