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 from across southern Alberta and Canada to talk about their experience in the ag-industry. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, […]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 that the Liberals are attacking hunters who are law abiding gun owners. 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 interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.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 moms and the disabled. Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas says so many Canadians are hurting right now.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 a number of farmers he has chatted with say if the Trudeau Liberals want producers to use less fertilizer that […]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 issue with that comment from our PM. He says Trudeau really needs to practise what he preaches.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 case of a little misunderstanding.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. Over 70 per cent of farmers surveyed said the yield of their crops and overall food production will be significantly […]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 range of issues from health care to the economy. The UCP will choose their new leader on October 6.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 to support those who are fleeing the war with Russia. He shares the details with BCN’s Hal Roberts. 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 Wheat, says their crops should be in fairly good shape for now. “It’ll get us into July. It’ll all depend if […]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 as waterfowl and shorebirds. Charlotte Wasylik with Chatsworth Farm says they are doing their best to protect their flocks with proper […]Read More
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 much uncertainty right now, adding any more disruption to the supply chain could’ve been devastating. “I think just given the fact […]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 he has seen and is double where it was in 2021. This is causing significant impacts for farmers. Albrecht says they […]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 lot of moisture this spring it could be bad news for many of us.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 Lethbridge College explains the importance of the agriculture industry. “I think one of the really interesting things about agriculture is that […]Read More
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 primarily used for industrial purposes. Mike Gretzinger with Farming Smarter says companies have been looking at using hemp for other products as […]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 4R Nutrient Stewardship is and how farmers can utilize fertilizer better. Boychyn says there are four different concepts of how […]Read More
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 only affected those who live in the Village of Coutts but also had a big impact on our country economically.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 on to say that farmers are devastated by the floods and are facing huge financial losses. Mayor Braun added that fortunately […]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 mental health sessions for Albertans. NDP Agriculture Critic, Heather Sweet, was in Lethbridge discussing how she has been talking […]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 others in southern Alberta where some areas are experiencing one-in-50 year drought conditions. Dan Henn, Reeve of Rocky […]Read More
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 CEO of Exhibition Park, Mike Warkentin, says they decided to go with a few themes for the new facility […]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 in Southern Alberta says new farming technology allows his farm to stay safe.Read More
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