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Drought on tap: Province eyes water levels

Posted on January 11, 2024

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Dec. 20, Rebecca Schulz, Alberta’s minister of environment and protected areas, addressed the bone-dry conditions… Read More »

ASBG’s annual sugar beet harvest tour highlights industry’s triumphs and challenges

Posted on October 19, 2023

By Erika Mathieu Taber Times The annual sugar beet harvest is officially underway, with piling grounds near Picture Butte and Coaldale seeing truckload after truckload… Read More »

Celebrating Women in Farming Conference set for Oct. 12

Posted on October 4, 2023

By Garrett Simmons FCSS Communications Women are the backbone of any family farm operation.  More often than not, they are the glue that holds it… Read More »

Senate ag committee investigating the roots of soil health in Canada

Posted on September 21, 2023

By Trevor Busch Taber Times editor@tabertimes.com As part of an effort to better understand soil health on the Canadian prairies, the Senate Committee on Agriculture… Read More »

Above average beet crop on deck in 2023: ASBG

Posted on September 21, 2023

By Trevor Busch Taber Times editor@tabertimes.com With the regional sugar beet harvest getting underway earlier this month, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) are anticipating… Read More »

FCSS outreach services targeting farmers and the ag community

Posted on September 21, 2023

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Since March 2023, the Farm Family Outreach Program offered by FCSS has been connecting farmers, their… Read More »

Early shutdown for SMRID after challenging 2023

Posted on September 21, 2023

By Trevor Busch Taber Times editor@tabertimes.com The 2023 growing season has seen its fair share of difficulties for the St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID).… Read More »

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