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Agriculture

Ag 2024: the taps stayed closed when the skies opened up

Posted on September 19, 2024

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Before the 2024 growing season kicked off, the St. Mary River Irrigation District announced that local… Read More »

Harvest 2024 pretty good despite early drought concerns

Posted on September 19, 2024

By Trevor Busch Taber Times editor@tabertimes.com For a growing season many had already written off before it even started due to ongoing drought concerns, 2024… Read More »

Oldman Watershed Council reflects on past 20 years of stewardship

Posted on August 22, 2024

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the Oldman Watershed Council’s recent 2024 Annual General Meeting, Founding Director and Vice-Chair Andy Hurly… Read More »

Accumulation and allocation boost sugar beet growth

Posted on August 8, 2024

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By late July, farmers that were bracing for the worst in the spring were in a… Read More »

Scholarship opportunity for students eyeing agrifood careers

Posted on August 2, 2024

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On July 15, SouthGrow Regional Initiative announced the return of the annual Agrifood Futures Scholarship Program.… Read More »

Alberta Innovates helping businesses succeed

Posted on May 2, 2024

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Research in RINSA: Opportunities for Value Addition in Agri-Food Industries was hosted recently by Lethbridge College… Read More »

AFSC recruiting ag prospects for industry positions

Posted on April 25, 2024

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the 2024 Ag Expo there was, an event called ‘thinkAg: Career Fair hosted by Ag… Read More »

Growing season uncertainty punctuated by a ‘big question mark’

Posted on April 18, 2024

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The growing season is at hand, and for months the forecast has been bleak. Heat without… Read More »

Varied strategies applied to novel crop production

Posted on March 28, 2024

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 2024 Farming Smarter Conference and Trade Show, which was recently held at the Sandman… Read More »

Local reactions to renewables rules range from reverence to riled up

Posted on March 14, 2024

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Local opponents of wind and solar projects are encouraged by an outline of new rules that will be applied… Read More »

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