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Road ban season is upon us
Posted on March 20, 2019By Cole Parkinson Taber Times cparkinson@tabertimes.com The Municipal District of Taber is preparing for the spring and road conditions as administration has brought forward a… Read More »
Machacek honoured with ag scholarship
Posted on March 13, 2019By Greg Price Taber Times gprice@tabertimes.com Agriculture has been a way of life for Lauren Machacek since she was raised on a mixed farm just… Read More »
Fertilizer terminal planned for Grassy Lake
Posted on March 6, 2019By Dave Mabell Alta Newspaper Group - Lethbridge Canada’s largest consumer co-operative organization is investing $41.8 million in southern Alberta agriculture. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL)… Read More »
Irrigators benefit from precision agriculture
Posted on February 20, 2019By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Utilizing data collected from Taber Irrigation District water users, two University of Lethbridge economists have analyzed the impact of… Read More »
TID answers questions on water allocations
Posted on February 13, 2019By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Fielding questions from town council about the Taber Irrigation District’s policies on sale of water allocations in the context… Read More »
Tax-recovery land talks
Posted on February 6, 2019By Cole Parkinson Taber Times cparkinson@tabertimes.com After several back and forth discussions between the Municipal District of Taber and Alberta Environment and Parks, it seems… Read More »
M.D. continues talks on dryland cultivation
Posted on January 30, 2019By Cole Parkinson Taber Times cparkinson@tabertimes.com After concerns were brought up by Municipal District of Taber council around dryland cultivation being converted to irrigation, more… Read More »
Alberta to aid in rural green energy
Posted on January 16, 2019By Collin Gallant Alta Newspaper Group - Medicine Hat Rural co-ops, electrification associations, small communities and other groups are being given the chance to buy… Read More »
Dryland cultivation concerns raised
Posted on January 9, 2019By Cole Parkinson Taber Times cparkinson@tabertimes.com As part of council looked over finance committee recommendations, some councillors had concerns over one of the recommended motions… Read More »
BRID sees large expansion coming in early 2019
Posted on December 21, 2018By Cole Parkinson Taber Times cparkinson@tabertimes.com Come early 2019, the Bow River Irrigation District expects to see an expansion of their acre limits from 260,000… Read More »
Foodgrains Bank celebrates 35 years of philanthropy
Posted on December 19, 2018By Heather Cameron Alta Newspaper Group Foodgrains Bank truly makes a difference to people in need and in 2018, the Foodgrains Bank is celebrating 35… Read More »