ALMA reacts to provincial budget cut by reducing program funding
The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) will not shut down any programs because of the…
Peace Country home to new bee diagnostic lab
Anew Peace laboratory is joining in the battle against colony collapse disorder, which has battered…
A spring of anxiety for crop and livestock producers
At press time one could sense an increase in the anxiety level of crop producers. The reason being…
Calgary Co-op meets with Alberta Pork before deciding on gestation stall ban
Calgary Co-op is the latest food company casting a critical eye on the use of gestation stalls in…
Temporary foreign worker program helps producers deal with labour shortage
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is making headlines for the wrong reasons after a contractor…
Farmers must tell their own story, or others will
Milk producers can’t expect consumers to advocate for the dairy industry if they don’t…
Agriculture education programs assess budget implications
Post-secondary institutions across Alberta have seen budget cuts in the recent provincial budget,…
Getting the most of the dollar spent on dietary energy
With the cost of dietary energy more than doubling in the last eight years, it’s vitally…
Meat and eggs make front-page news
The Calgary Herald ran the story on the front page and it was not about politics, religion or…
Biocontrol bugs can eat each other
More bug species are not necessarily better for biological control of invasive weeds, says a study…
