Stakes are high for farmers as 2022 crop shapes up to be most expensive in history
May 25, 2022 Amanda Stephenson - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – The stakes are high as Canadian farmers take to the fields to plant 2022’s crop, which some are saying could find a place in the record books as “the most expensive ever.” On her family’s farm northeast of…
Damage being tallied from summer drought across Prairies
November 12, 2021 Amanda Stephenson - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – The consequences of last summer’s searing drought are being felt on farms and ranches across the Prairies, where some livestock producers are heading into a long, cold winter with dangerously low supplies of feed and water. On his…
Grocery store sticker shock hitting consumers as drought takes toll on crops
September 2, 2021 Amanda Stephenson - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Canadians have started to pay more for groceries as severe drought drives up prices for agricultural commodities, and experts say more price hikes are likely this fall. At The Bon Ton Meat Market in Calgary, owner Greg Keller…
Grasshopper infestation affecting Prairie agriculture sector
August 11, 2021 Brittany Hobson - THE CANADIAN PRESSA pattern of dry, hot weather across the Prairies over the past few years has resulted in a grasshopper infestation of epic proportions, with some experts saying the nuisance is negatively affecting every part of the agriculture industry. For several…
Alberta farmers feel effects of B.C. wildfires, late-summer snowfall
September 18, 2018 Aleksandra Sagan - THE CANADIAN PRESSSome Alberta farmers are concerned about their crops after a late-summer snowfall blanketed parts of the province, with more flurries expected in the forecast. Early season snow can squash crops that grow upright, like wheat and barley, make them harder…