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Survey to look at farm stress from Alberta angle

Jun. 6, 2023 at 4:26 pm CDT

Researchers from the University of Alberta and AgKnow, the province’s farmer mental health network, are looking to build up Alberta-specific data on farming stress, mental health and well-being, and the ways in which farmers cope. They study team is “looking for farmers, ranchers, or anyone who works or lives on […]

Canada on track for worst-ever wildfire season

Jun. 5, 2023 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

Prairie Forecast Update: Forecast pretty much on track

Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

NEW FEATURE: Prairie Forecast: Summer has definitely moved in

May. 31, 2023 at 9:05 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

A hot, dry Prairie June ahead

May. 31, 2023 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta ag minister, ag critic hang onto seats in election

May. 30, 2023 at 2:27 am CDT

Alberta’s incumbent agriculture minister and official opposition ag critic both appear set to return to the legislature as Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives (UCP) are expected to form a majority government. At about 1 a.m. Alberta time on Tuesday, Smith’s UCP was elected or leading in 49 of 87 constituencies; […]

By Dave Bedard

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

May. 29, 2023 at 4:18 pm CDT

Farmers’ realized net income dropped by over eight per cent in 2022 as expenses outpaced the rise in cash receipts, a new Statistics Canada report says. Realized net income is the difference between cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation and plus income in kind. When cannabis is included, realized […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Ford to keep AM radio, CEO says

May. 26, 2023 at 9:52 pm CDT

Ford Motor Co. has gone back on its plan to phase AM radio out of its vehicles. Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement Tuesday via Twitter, after company officials said last month that AM would be dropped from new non-commercial vehicles. “After speaking with policy leaders about the importance […]

By Jonah Grignon

Pre-election reports analyze Alberta’s ag issues

May. 26, 2023 at 9:22 pm CDT

Alberta farmers’ concerns with provincial policy, and the two major parties’ stances on those concerns, are the subjects of a three-part analysis leading up to a provincial election on Monday. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy, a think tank operating out of the University of Calgary’s School of […]

By Jonah Grignon

NEW FEATURE: Prairie Forecast: Summerlike conditions moving in

May. 24, 2023 at 8:27 pm CDT

As we head into the final week of May, it is looking to be very summerlike across much of the Prairies. Currently there is a strong area of cool high pressure centred over the Great Lakes. This area of high pressure is what brought cool and windy conditions to the […]

By Daniel Bezte