Insights and Stories on Forestry

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Jan. 16, 2024 at 3:54 pm CST

Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.

Alberta reorganizes ag portfolio for returning minister

Oct. 21, 2022 at 9:51 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says

Apr. 6, 2022 at 1:53 am CDT

By Leah Douglas

B.C. floods may tighten market for real Christmas trees

Nov. 18, 2021 at 4:58 pm CST

By Julie Gordon

Brandt to buy Deere dealership chain Cervus

Aug. 16, 2021 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Brandt buys GeoShack’s Ontario business

Jun. 8, 2020 at 3:03 am CDT

Farm, forestry and construction equipment maker Brandt is about to buy itself a lock on the market for Topcon GPS equipment in Canada. The Regina-based Brandt Group announced Wednesday it has reached a deal to buy the assets of GeoShack Canada Co. and the Canadian assets of Inteq Distributors, both […]

By Dave Bedard

Alberta NDP taps ex-AAFC staffer as ag minister

May. 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm CDT

A former technician with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has been named as the Alberta New Democrats’ first minister of agriculture, forestry and rural development. Premier Rachel Notley on Sunday named Whitecourt-Ste. Anne MLA Oneil Carlier to the now-expanded portfolio, which takes over responsibility for forestry from the department of environment and […]

By Staff

P.E.I. farms and fisheries ministries merge

May. 20, 2015 at 10:38 am CDT

A reorganization of Prince Edward Island’s government departments will see agriculture split from forestry and instead paired with fisheries. Having returned to office in the May 4 election, Premier Wade MacLauchlan on Wednesday announced his new cabinet, appointing former education and transportation minister Alan McIsaac as minister of agriculture and […]

By Staff

Insights and Stories on Forestry

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Alberta reorganizes ag portfolio for returning minister

Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says

B.C. floods may tighten market for real Christmas trees

Brandt to buy Deere dealership chain Cervus

Brandt buys GeoShack’s Ontario business

Alberta NDP taps ex-AAFC staffer as ag minister

P.E.I. farms and fisheries ministries merge

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