The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Trudeau government to rescind its grocery tax threat. Ottawa is demanding major Canadian grocers come up with a plan to stablize prices which is also receiving pushback Read More
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It appears as though we may be seeing a serious shortage of workers in the agricultural sector over the next 10 years. According to a recent report by RBC, 40 per cent of farm operators will retire Read More
With Canadian Agriculture Day upon us, over 200 farmers and agriculture experts made their way to the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge on Wednesday for the Farming Smarter Conference and Trade Show. The annual event highlights speakers Read More
There is a grassroots group of Albertans who are pushing back against the Trudeau government’s C-21, the gun ban bill. Lindsay Wilson is the president of Alberta Proud and she says it is wrong Read More
Lethbridge East MLA, Nathan Neudorf, explains how many family physicians are on their way to Lethbridge and why he is throwing his support behind UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith. MLA Neudorf explains in this one-on-one Read More
When it comes to the cost of food a recent survey says 24 percent of Canadians are buying less of it due to higher prices. The study says inflation is hurting many including our seniors, single Read More
A number of Canadian farmers we have interviewed say they are not happy with Ottawa’s recommendation that they cut their fertilizer use by 30 percent in order to cut emissions. Political reporter Brian Lilley says Read More
Following the incident in Grande Prairie, where a man yelled profanities at Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to respect each other more. Political reporter Brian Lilley is taking Read More
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe blasted federal officials for trespassing on farmer’s land. Apparently the federal workers were collecting water samples checking out nitrate levels. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says this may just be a Read More
A majority of farmers are saying that they do not want to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer they use. That is according to a recent study completed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Read More
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has thrown his support behind CPC leadership candidate, Pierre Poilievre. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says the announcement did not sit well with Poilievre’s biggest competitor Jean Charest.Read More
Former Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews is running to become the new leader of the UCP and Alberta’s new premier. He spoke with BCN’s Hal Roberts discussing where he stands on a wide Read More
More than 3,800 Ukrainian refugees are making their way to Alberta. The Alberta government is giving those arriving after July 25th six months of temporary income assistance. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the province continues Read More
This week’s rain in our region was a welcome sight for farmers. Producers have been dealing with a very dry season so far but now thanks to the recent moisture, Dave Bishop with Alberta Read More
With the confirmed cases of Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, an Alberta farmer says domestic poultry don’t have natural immunity against the virus which is carried and spread by wild birds such Read More
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CP Rail strike could of had major impacts to farmers
The CP Rail strike that took place earlier this week, although short, could’ve had major impacts affecting many areas including the supply chain. Tory Campbell Reeve for Lethbridge County says with there being so Read More
The price of fuel isn’t the only thing skyrocketing right now, the cost of fertilizer is also expensive. A 4th generation farmer with Advanced Ag Technologies Travis Albrecht says the price is the highest Read More
Farmers on the prairies are still feeling the effects of last year’s drought. That is according to Lynn Jacobson, president of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. Lynn says if producers don’t see a Read More
Tuesday was Canada Agriculture Day and it’s a time where Canadians celebrate not only where most of our food comes from but also the people who grow and produce our food. Byrne Cook with Read More
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‘Companies look to use hemp in other products:’ according to
An interesting topic covered during Thursday’s farming conference was the production of hemp. According to an official with Farming Smarter, Alberta farmers have been growing hemp for the last ten years and it’s Read More
The Farming Smarter conference continued for its second day in Lethbridge with keynote speakers on hand including one from the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission. This year Jeremy Boychyn with the commission explained what the 4Read More
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Coutts border blockade affects village and country
For more than two weeks access to the Coutts border crossing had been blocked as protesters wanted to send a simple message to politicians, drop the COVID-19 mandates. As Angela Stewart explains, the blockade not Read More
Abbotsford, B.C. Mayor Henry Braun provided an update as to how bad things are in his city. Braun says Abbotsford is not out of the worst parts of the flooding quite yet. He went Read More
The NDP is calling on the Alberta government to implement a 24/7 mental health crisis support hotline for farmers in our province. The NDP is also renewing their proposal for the UCP to provide five insured Read More
Nearly 20 counties in southern Alberta have declared an agricultural disaster on their crops. Rocky View County is the latest Alberta municipality to make such a declaration due to severe drought. It joins Wheatland County and 16 Read More
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CEO of Exhibition Park discusses new Agri-food Hub and Trade
Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park is set to double its current hosting capacity thanks to construction of a new 268 thousand square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. The facility is expected to open in early 2023. The Read More
This is the start of Agriculture Safety Week in Canada. The week is a reminder to farmers to make sure that they are practicing safe farming protocols. As Micah Quinn explains, a farmer from Mossleigh Read More
