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The Canadian Cattle Association and National Cattle Feeders’ Association have been strong advocates for new innovations such as methane-reducing feed ingredients to be available in Canada, as they are in other countries.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency this week announced the approval of a new livestock feed ingredient that reduces methane emissions from cattle. 

Alberta Grains held its Annual General Meeting yesterday as part of the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton.

Alberta Grains was formed with the amalgamation of Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley in August 2023.

The new group formally electing its inaugural board of directors and delegates with Tara Sawyer serving as board chair, Scott Jespersen as first vice-chair, and Devin Hartzler as second vice-chair.... all three served on the interim board of directors.

Sawyer says she's honoured to serve as the first chair for Alberta Grains.

 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's latest drought assessment shows 70 per cent of Canada is classified as being abnormally dry or in moderate to exceptional drought,  including 81 per cent of the country’s agricultural landscape.

Alberta’s Drought Command Team will begin work with major water licence holders to strike water-sharing agreements to mitigate the risk of drought. 

The concern is that this winter, snowpack is below average, rivers are at record low levels and multiple reservoirs remain well below capacity.

Following eight months of comprehensive research, reviews of best practices, targeted interviews, and community conversations, the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) Task Force on Homelessness is pleased to announce the release of its interim "What We Heard" report.

AFL President Gil McGowan called for immediate action from Premier Danielle Smith to fix the funding crisis in child care in Alberta.

“Rotating closures of child care centers are an alarm bell that this government must respond to. The closures are hurting workers and families.

In honour of Penhold resident Josephine Michaluk’s world record achievement, the Town of Penhold is launching the inaugural Penhold Cares Campaign for blood donation in conjunction with Canadian Blood Services.

Over the last 5 decades, Michaluk has continued to give blood as often as she could. “I just feel so good after,” says Michaluk. There were times over the years she was unable to donate, due to pregnancies or surgeries, but on September 30, 2022 she rolled up her sleeve to give her 203 unit of blood and set a new world record for the “Most Whole Blood Donated (female).”

Canada has signed on as a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC). 

The EFC funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products  and practices that help farmers produce crops while reducing environmental impacts. 

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says Canada is committing approximately  $1.3 million to the EFC over the next four years.

Earlier today (January 31, 2024), Red Deer RCMP issued a missing person alert for 63-year-old Kirby Mindle. 

As of 2:26PM, Red Deer RCMP have now stated that Mindle has been located safe. They thank the public for their assistance. 

If you are living in Rocky Mountain House and you think a fellow resident is worthy of a Citizen of the Year award, the deadline for nominations is February 14th.

The awards are made to recognize  achievement and volunteer service by individuals, teams, or groups who, through their efforts and/or accomplishments, have contributed to the Town of Rocky Mountain House.

Each year, this program may honour recipients for categories including, athletics, arts & culture, citizenship or other area of excellence. 

Wolf Creek Public Schools has begun the annual budget preparations for the 2024/2025 school year.

“This process is not just about crunching numbers; it's about strategically investing in our future — our students,” Board Chair for Wolf Creek Public School, Luci Henry said in a board column.