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Picture Butte Foodgrains Bank searches for land for 2022 crop
Posted on March 9, 2022By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News The Picture Butte Foodgrains Bank recently announced a $185,000 donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to help fight against… Read More »
Maayen Wins AAAS agriculture scholarship
Posted on March 9, 2022By Nikki Jamieson Sunny South News A member of the Coaldale & District Agriculture Society has won an agriculture scholarship. Barrt Maayen is one of… Read More »
Farming Smarter 2022 conference brings industry experts together
Posted on February 23, 2022By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News Attendees of the Farming Smarter conference and trade show last week got to hear from industry experts and leading… Read More »
Crop sequencing project and new durum variety show promise for reducing FHB
Posted on February 8, 2022By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News A team of researchers at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Swift Current Research and Development Centre have created… Read More »
Green Acres Holstein Club donates $100k in heifers to support B.C. farmers impacted by flooding
Posted on January 18, 2022By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News Some B.C. farmers impacted by the massively destructive flooding last November have received a show of support from the… Read More »
Picture Butte Growing Project a success in 2021
Posted on August 24, 2021By Jaxon McGinn Local Journalism Initiative reporter Sunny South News Picture Butte and Area Growing Project is reporting a successful harvest this summer. The Foodgrains… Read More »
Agriculture in the times of COVID-19
Posted on August 18, 2021By Jaxon McGinn Local Journalism Initiative reporter Sunny South News Agriculture in the times of COVID-19 The effects of COVID-19 have been felt in almost… Read More »
Southern Alberta says a sad goodbye to local philanthropist and friend Cor Van Raay
Posted on August 4, 2021By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers Well-known southern Alberta philanthropist and cattle industry pioneer Cor Van Raay passed away at Chinook Regional Hospital last week.… Read More »
Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre underway
Posted on April 6, 2021By Dale Woodard Southern Alberta Newspapers The shovels officially dug into the dirt last week at the Lethbridge Exhibition Centre. Construction has commenced on the… Read More »
Pittman enters 4-H Hall of Fame
Posted on November 25, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Sunny South News A Picture Butte area sheep farmer has received a provincial 4-H honour. Andy Pittman is one of two people… Read More »