Current Temperature

21.6°C

June 16, 2025 June 16, 2025

Agriculture

4-H heifer show champs

Posted on May 31, 2017

The Taber Agri-Plex was busy on Saturday, May 20 with 4-H beef members from across southern Alberta. In the morning, it was a beef learning… Read More »

Hard work of youth highlighted at 4-H Show and Sale

Posted on May 24, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Across the district, local 4-H clubs are gearing up for the premier event of their season. The Taber and… Read More »

MP Shields hopeful in upcoming ag season

Posted on May 24, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Growing conditions throughout southern Alberta have been favourable early on, and Bow River MP Martin Shields is optimistic for… Read More »

Ag speaking competition in Calgary

Posted on May 24, 2017

The Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture has announced the date for its second annual public speaking competition for Albertan youth to share their passion about… Read More »

Ripple effect large for carbon tax; Shields/Hunter

Posted on May 10, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com The impact on value-added agricultural processing and other manufacturing in the area due to the province’s carbon tax could… Read More »

Bovine tuberculosis crisis update

Posted on May 10, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com The bovine tuberculosis crisis in southeastern Alberta has largely abated, but a post-mortem of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s… Read More »

Sweet start to sugar beet season

Posted on April 26, 2017

By J.W. Schnarr Southern Alberta Newspapers — Lethbridge The arrival of spring means seeds for the fall sugar beet harvest will soon be going into… Read More »

Irrigation districts wary of mussel infestation

Posted on April 19, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Keeping rats out of Alberta has been an epic battle waged with deadly seriousness over the years. But with… Read More »

TID reviews year that was 2016

Posted on April 12, 2017

By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Providing an overview of the Taber Irrigation District’s (TID) myriad operations in 2016, board chair Tony Machacek noted water… Read More »

Due diligence needed in solar agreements; M.D. council

Posted on April 5, 2017

By Nikki Jamieson Taber Times njamieson@tabertimes.com With the recent surge of solar companies vying to get into southern Alberta, the Municipal District of Taber council… Read More »

Get More The Taber Times
Log In To Comment Latest Paper Subscribe