Three Albertans, Kirk Zembal, Craig Lester and Emily Ford, have been chosen as this year’s Nuffield Canada scholars, a Nov. 17 news release says. Zembal is a co-founder and co-owner of Blindman Brewing which is a craft brewery located in Lacombe, Alta. He plans to...
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. As of 2021 there are 79,795 female farm operators reported in Canada, up 2.3 per cent from 2016, newly released data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture said. The number of male farm operators dropped by...
Over the next two years a researcher at the University of Alberta is working to identify the biggest stressors farmers are dealing with to help get them more mental health help, a Nov. 7 news release said. Rebecca Purc-Stephenson, a psychology professor and research...
Preliminary results show farmers in Alberta have voted in favour of the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) to amalgamate, a Nov. 2 news release said. Barley farmers were 89 per cent in favour of the merger, while wheat farmers were...
CN Rail set a record for weekly grain movement during the week of Oct. 16, an Oct. 24 news release said. The company moved 806,000 metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada, beating its previous record of over 50,000 metric tonnes. The release noted this was the 12th...
The ministry of agriculture in Alberta will now be referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, an Oct. 21 news release said. The ministry had previously been referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. New Alberta Premier Danielle Smith...
