Better Farming Prairies Magazine Archive May/June 2023 Better Farming Prairies May/June 2023 edition features the following articles: Managing Nitrogen - Reducing Emissions, Spring Soil Testing - Beneficial Sampling, Drought Stress - Get Prepared. July/August 2023 April 2023
Prizes in Alberta’s Great Twine Round-Up still available Friday, February 21, 2025 Alberta’s ag community still has opportunities to win three prizes of $3,000 for dedication to recycling twine. Farmers have until May 31 to enter The Great Twine Round-Up. Producers are encouraged to collect used plastic baler twine, label the bags with the name of the individual farm... Read this article online
Bushel Plus Expands Harvest Tech into the US Friday, February 21, 2025 Bushel Plus, which provides harvest efficiency solutions, has announced its expansion into the US agricultural market from Canada. This move aims to support American farmers by providing advanced tools to reduce grain loss and enhance profitability. Headquartered in Brandon, Manitoba,... Read this article online
Canada proactively purchases 500,000 doses of a human vaccine against bird flu Friday, February 21, 2025 By Liam Nolan Canada’s agricultural industry continues to monitor the spread of Avian Influenza (AI). The H5N1 HPAI was first reported in Canada in December 2021, below is an update on recent developments. Avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to impact poultry farms... Read this article online
Grande Prairie Rural RCMP detachment relocating Wednesday, February 19, 2025 The Grande Prairie Rural RCMP will operate out of a new location starting later this month. Beginning Feb. 24, the detachment will be at: Western Alberta District Office 10605 Westside Drive Grande Prairie, Alta. T8V 8E6 The new location is about five minutes away from the... Read this article online
Innovator Program Celebrates Creativity and Drive Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Passionate. Creative. Dedicated. These are words that are often used to describe innovators. Innovators like the farmer who created a new piece of equipment to solve a harvest problem. Or the tech founder who developed a new app to protect livestock and humans from disease threats. Or the... Read this article online