United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (“UFA”) approved a patronage dividend of $14.2 million to its membership at its virtual Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘self-care’?
A day of pampering at a spa? A facial or manicure?

What happens when someone retires but after a while finds retirement is somewhat dull? Kerry and Linda Lang from Cereal, Alberta, found themselves in this exact circumstance, but they found a solution.

Agriculture producers find it rewarding when their offspring want to work full-time on the family farm. Joleen Shea is living testimony of a girl who grew up on the family farm, which she now operates full-time, along with the help of her father, Ron Shea.

This March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is encouraging all Canadians to celebrate Safe & Strong Farms.

Discovering a new passion is a lot like falling in love for the first time. In the beginning, you just cannot get enough of it, and you wonder what you ever thought about before.

During the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, April was hard on Alberta’s two biggest beef packing plants, JBS in Brooks and Cargill in High River.

We can all agree that 2020 was a year like none other.
It was a year that tested everyone’s readiness to adapt to change quickly. And the agricultural industry was no exception.

Larry McGrath has fond memories of briers and curling championships, especially at this time of year which marks the 50th anniversary of his Canadian mixed championship win in 1971.

Many of you in rural Saskatchewan would be quick to agree that the problem is always Regina where the decisions on running the province are made.

Many non-profit organizations are struggling to stay afloat during the current pandemic. Since most clubs have had to close their doors to the public or minimize the capacity numbers to less than half, keeping up with their regular monthly payments has been difficult.

“This is the way it’s always been done.”
“There’s not enough time.”
“We’re doing fine without one.”
We all know there are endless excuses for not having a farm business plan.

It is important to use the One-Call Service before starting any project on the farm where ground will be broken, regardless of depth. This applies to all small or large projects such as sod removal for a garden, fencing projects, digging a new well, or putting in a foundation.

A man and his wife were sound asleep at 5 in the morning, when the husband felt the soft nudge of his dog’s nose repeatedly pushing his hand. Thinking his dog needed to go outside, the husband dragged himself out of bed.

In the early part of the last century, the “Better Farming Train” was a unique education and training initiative, a collaboration between William Motherwell of the Ministry of Agriculture (which provided the funding) and Dr. William Rutherford, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Saskatchewan passed a new trespassing law several years ago, of particular interest to rural residents, but has not yet proclaimed it.

Reeve Lionel Story of the Rural Municipality of Kindersley #290 (right) presents a gift of appreciation to Robert Hulgan for his 25 years of service in the R.M.

On March 5th, Kindersley RCMP officers located and arrested 22-year-old Austin Heid. Heid was wanted on several outstanding warrants for property related offences as well as for obstruction.

On March 4, 2019 – an election year – Prime Minister Trudeau stood and emphatically stated “I will always fight for Canadian jobs.”