Insights and Stories on Alberta

PEDv arrives in Alberta hogs

Jan. 8, 2019 at 6:35 pm CST

Veterinary officials in Alberta are now investigating the province’s first-ever outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs. Alberta Pork, the province’s hog producer commission, and the provincial government on Tuesday announced an outbreak of the viral disease at what was described as a “400-head hog operation.” Javier Bahamon, quality […]

Bovine TB probe expands to Saskatchewan

Dec. 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Six more cattle herds to be tested in TB probe

Dec. 17, 2018 at 8:36 pm CST

By GFM Staff

G3 plans new Edmonton-area grain elevator

Dec. 14, 2018 at 9:30 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Dec. 7, 2018 at 5:02 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

Dec. 4, 2018 at 1:10 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable from seven days earlier. Prices were unchanged in the eastern Prairie regions; however, Alberta markets traded $3 to as much as $7 below week-ago levels. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels, so there’s limited buying […]

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta cattle producers vote to keep refundable checkoff

Dec. 3, 2018 at 8:50 pm CST

Preliminary results in Alberta beef producers’ service charge plebiscite put a slim majority in favour of keeping their checkoff refundable. Out of 1,874 votes cast, 962 votes, or 51.3 per cent, fell in favour of a refundable service charge model, with 908 for a non-refundable model and four ballots spoiled, […]

By GFM Staff

Alberta to buy rail cars for oil

Nov. 28, 2018 at 12:48 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — The Alberta government is in talks to buy rail cars to transport 120,000 barrels per day of crude oil and expects a deal to conclude within weeks, Premier Rachel Notley said Wednesday, as the province takes actions to move oil stuck in the region because of […]

By David Ljunggren

Alberta farmers try to wrap up ‘very unusual year’

Nov. 23, 2018 at 8:05 am CST

CNS Canada — As winter approaches, producers in Alberta are still in the fields trying to wrap up the last bit of the 2018 harvest. According to the final crop report issued by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, about six per cent of all crops were still in the field at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

Nov. 22, 2018 at 8:21 pm CST

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm