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Agriculture

Bluffton 4-H Beef Club

A 4-H group from Massey, Ont. arrived in Alberta in July to visit many cool places such as the Calgary Stampede, the Rocky mountains

Pony show hat trick

At the recent Welsh Pony Year End Show in Red Deer, Bruce and Linda Christensen of Dragonfly Hill Welsh showed three ponies among 100

Hot weather speeds up crop development

The grains complex jumpstarted the week in the green as hot, dry forecasts for the last week of August dominated headlines.

Ritz challenges 4-H youth to help feed a hungry planet

Canada’s next generation of farmers and producers will benefit from continued support from the federal government.

Frost in forecast sees grain prices inching higher

Hotter temperatures, less rain estimated in weather reports, and the increasing use of the word “frost” in forecasts all have grain prices

Steel for ag centre to arrive next month

There may be only a pile of dirt there now but residents shouldn’t be surprised to see some action happening fairly soon

Ponoka ag fair adds lumberjack show to menu

Another year, another name and an even larger emphasis on honouring the rural and agricultural aspect of Ponoka County.

Grains market at lowest levels in recent years

The grains market, in the last few days of July were at the lowest levels it had seen in more than a year as large expected production

Young ranchers earn honours

The Calgary Stampede’s International Youth Livestock program for 2013 shone a spotlight on the exceptional young people

First run at National Simmental Cattle Show ends in victory

Stepping far beyond her comfort zone led a young 4-H rancher to winning the first national cattle show she’s ever entered.