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Contract reached with beet growers
Posted on May 13, 2015Garrett Simmons Southern Alberta Newspapers - Lethbridge gsimmons@lethbridgeherald.com Lantic Sugar Inc. and southern Alberta sugar beet growers played let’s make a deal on Wednesday. The… Read More »
Beet negotiations still in flux
Posted on May 6, 2015By Garrett Simmons Southern Alberta Newspapers - Lethbridge gsimmons@lethbridgeherald.com Could Taber’s iconic sugar factory be in danger of shutting its doors? With contract talks between… Read More »
Still no contract for beet growers
Posted on April 29, 2015By Garrett Simmons Southern Alberta Newspapers “We’re at a stalemate.” That was how the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers’ executive director, Gerald Third, summed up negotiations… Read More »
Potato industry continues fight against late blight
Posted on March 25, 2015By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com As the sun continues its slow climb back to northern latitudes, potato producers in southern Alberta are readying themselves… Read More »
Surface rights discussed
Posted on March 4, 2015By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Local surface rights advocate Daryl Bennett delivered an update on transmission line and surface lease concerns for landowners during… Read More »
Four decades of a love of farming tough to beet
Posted on February 18, 2015By Greg Price Taber Times gprice@tabertimes.com The top beet king for 2014 was crowned late last month by the Sugar Beet Grower’s Association, with the… Read More »
M.D. council increases rates on cropland rentals
Posted on February 18, 2015By J.W. Schnarr Taber Times jwschnarr@tabertimes.com Cropland rental rates are going up. During their regular meeting on Jan. 27, Municipal District of Taber council voted… Read More »
Residents bring road concerns to M.D. council
Posted on December 18, 2014By J.W. Schnarr Taber Times jwschnarr@tabertimes.com Something needs to be done about the state of Range Road 18-2, say a pair of local residents who… Read More »
M.D. to receive sizable flood damage payout
Posted on November 19, 2014By J.W. Schnarr Taber Times jwschnarr@tabertimes.com Help is on the way for some local residents impacted by flooding earlier this year, but details are still… Read More »
Upgrades to lagoon system likely to cost in the millions
Posted on November 12, 2014By Trevor Busch Taber Times tbusch@tabertimes.com Multi-million dollar upgrades to the town’s industrial wastewater lagoon and effluent irrigation systems will be required in the future… Read More »