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Alberta potato sector thrives - Alberta Farmer Express
Nov 14, 2023 · Albertans alarmed about dangers to agriculture in pandemic bill. Bill C-239 is raising alarms in the livestock sector in Alberta. In 2022, Alberta was number one in the country in production tonnage. Farmers grew almost 27 million hundredweight, or 21.8 per cent of Canadian potatoes, beating the island by 0.2 per cent, according to StatCan.
Latest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Oct 28, 2024 · By Peter Hobson, Reuters October 17, 2024. A slump in U.S. beef production has opened the door for Australia to export record amounts of meat, growing its market share in North America and Asia and channelling billions of dollars to cattle processors and farmers. Alberta Farmer Express provides Alberta farmers and ranchers the latest Livestock ...
Stubble in crop rotations might surprise you - Alberta Farmer …
Dec 21, 2022 · The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024. The tool, a table that uses 10 years’ worth of AFSC crop data, “provides a breakdown of the average percent yield of certain crops when seeded into specific crop stubble.”. The table, which has 12 crops (six cereals, three pulses ...
Massive new feedlot working out as planned, says owner
Jul 11, 2022 · Bill C-239 is raising alarms in the livestock sector in Alberta. The last two years have produced many hair-raising situations for Alberta’s cattle producers and that’s been the case for feedlot owner Kevin Serfas, who has undertaken a massive feedyard expansion. Based in Turin, about 50 kilometres north of Lethbridge, he runs Serfas Farms ...
Alberta farmers agree prices up, costs up faster
Dec 12, 2023 · Livestock receipts were up by 11.9 per cent in 2022, hitting $34 billion, with gains in all sectors. However, feed costs were also up. Alberta’s beef producers have felt the impact of high cattle prices and short but expensive feed supplies during the past few drought years. However, there’s good news in the industry.
Opinion: Fighting for low grain prices - Alberta Farmer Express
Nov 1, 2023 · That started in the 1970s after wheat prices skyrocketed to the $6 per bushel range after the “ Great Grain Robbery,” when wily Soviet grain buyers cleaned the Americans out of wheat. Keep in mind that $6 in 1974 meant that prices had almost tripled and would equal $23.80 today, so consumers would have been entitled to ask questions.
Latest Crops Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Sep 16, 2024 · By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm October 29, 2024. The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India. ← Older articles. Alberta Farmer Express provides Alberta farmers and ranchers the latest Crops stories and ...
It's time to order your Blue Book - Alberta Farmer Express
Mar 29, 2023 · The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024. Alberta farmers, agronomists and agriculture retailers can get ahead of the busy growing season by placing their 2023 Blue Book orders. Shipping was scheduled for early March. Hard copies will be available for $15 and PDFs at no charge.
Cover crops and soil health guru winning converts in Alberta
Oct 24, 2014 · Saskatchewan company pitches decarbonized fertilizer. Genesis Fertilizers says post-production carbon capture at their incoming fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground. Brown first came to Alberta in 2013 and is holding five workshops in the province starting Monday, Oct. 27.