Insights and Stories on Alberta

Manitoba sunflower acreage set to drop

May. 18, 2018 at 7:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The closure of a sunflower processing plant in southern Alberta has Manitoba sunflower growers feeling uneasy this year. “Because of the plant closure there’s quite a bit of delay in delivery of the ’17 crop. So it’s discouraged quite a few guys from growing more (sunflowers),” said […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Sector hopes for more fababeans

May. 8, 2018 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Bovine TB probe officially closed

May. 3, 2018 at 3:33 am CDT

By Staff

Klassen: Export, feedlot demand drives feeders higher

May. 1, 2018 at 3:11 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie potato planting slightly behind schedule

Apr. 30, 2018 at 8:46 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Vet college’s full accreditation survives funding cut

Apr. 28, 2018 at 2:12 am CDT

The looming exit of one of its major funding partners notwithstanding, the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has earned full accreditation through 2024. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Council on Education, the accrediting body for veterinary colleges in North America, recently confirmed Saskatoon-based WCVM’s status […]

By Staff

Alberta names new deputy ag minister

Mar. 23, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Alberta’s deputy provincial environment minister, a civil engineer and 28-year veteran of the Canadian Forces, has been named the province’s new top agriculture bureaucrat. Premier Rachel Notley on Tuesday put through an order in council appointing Andre Corbould as Alberta’s deputy minister of agriculture and forestry effective Wednesday, replacing Beverly […]

By Staff

Pulse weekly outlook: Alberta pea area tries to hang on

Mar. 8, 2018 at 11:52 am CST

CNS Canada — Despite a drop in spot prices due to tariffs imposed by India on peas, one industry expert says she isn’t convinced that means acreage will drastically be reduced in Alberta this spring. “I think we’ll see a little bit of a drop, but I don’t think it […]

By Dave Sims

Alberta halts ban on B.C. wine

Feb. 23, 2018 at 2:34 am CST

Alberta will resume imports of wine from British Columbia starting Friday, as the B.C. government prepares to take its concerns over piping crude oil to court. In a brief statement Thursday, Alberta’s Premier Rachel Notley said the province has suspended its ban on B.C. wine and will again allow “ordering, […]

By Staff

Spitz to continue using Canadian sunflower seed

Feb. 20, 2018 at 8:14 pm CST

The parent company for sunflower seed processor Spitz is poised to close the plant in the brand’s home town, but says it’s still “committed” to Canadian-grown seeds. PepsiCo, the U.S. parent for Frito-Lay, the owner of Spitz International since 2008, announced Thursday it will close the company’s processing plant at […]

By Dave Bedard