Insights and Stories on Features

Finding hope in Indigenous food

Nov. 5, 2021 at 9:45 am CDT

Almost half of Indigenous households living on reserve and a quarter of those living off reserve struggle with food insecurity, compared with about eight per cent for all households across Canada. The discovery earlier this year of the graves of 215 children buried at a former Indian residential school (and […]

So just where do your old jugs, bale wrap and twine end up?

Oct. 29, 2021 at 8:59 am CDT

By Glenn Cheater

The blockchain basics

Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:59 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

The value and benefits of tile drainage

Oct. 15, 2021 at 9:31 am CDT

By Mark Halsall

Turning on-farm renewable natural gas into a reality

Oct. 8, 2021 at 8:52 am CDT

By Stew Slater

Farm litigation on the rise in Canada

Aug. 13, 2021 at 9:44 am CDT

It used to be a cheeky way of saying “C’mon, get over it.” Somebody might complain that you took the last donut, or that you stepped on their toe. And you’d reply, “So, sue me!” Not anymore. Across farm country, the phrase now is deadly earnest. Farming is no longer […]

By Angela Lovell

Hope dries up along with pastures and fields

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:51 am CDT

The effect of the arid spring and the blistering July heatwave will be felt “for years to come.” “On a scale of one to 10, I’d put this at a 10 — it’s extremely severe,” said Melanie Wowk, chair of Alberta Beef Producers. “The herd will shrink — not just out of […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Don’t let your combine go up in smoke

Jul. 23, 2021 at 10:02 am CDT

Farmers are always thankful for good neighbours who won’t hesitate to help when you’re in trouble. Jason LeBlanc is certainly one. Last September, he had a huge scare when a combine driven by his teenaged daughter, Gracie, caught fire while she was harvesting canola at the family’s farm near Estevan, […]

By Mark Halsall

Calgary beer lovers bringing craft beer to the world

Jun. 25, 2021 at 9:21 am CDT

Alberta has seen its craft beer industry boom in the last 10 years — and now a trio of three entrepreneurs want the world to know what provincial craft brewers have to offer. “Canada has a global reputation for its clear skies and clean water,” said Don Tse, a beer […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Rural child care faces a long road ahead

Jun. 11, 2021 at 9:29 am CDT

The federal government has pledged $30 billion over the next five years to help offset the cost of early learning and child care services. Its goal is to create a national child care system with costs of $10 per day for the average Canadian family. The proposed program has created […]

By Kristy Nudds

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