Better Farming Prairies Magazine Archive March 2022 Better Farming Prairies March 2022 edition features Justine Cornelsen on the front cover and the following articles: Cropping Strategies - Starting Strong, Labour Shortage - Finding Help, High-Speed Update - Rural Internet, and Vavy Valley Farms - Family First. April 2022 February 2022
Bill 7 to Expand Access and Simplify Water Use Rules for Producers Wednesday, November 19, 2025 As previously reported by Farms.com, the Government of Alberta is moving forward with important updates to the Water Act through the proposed Bill 7: Water Amendment Act. The legislation aims to make more water available to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses while improving... Read this article online
Workers at Maple Leaf pork plant in Manitoba support strike mandate Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Workers at a pork product production facility in Winnipeg, Man., may be going on strike. UFCW Local 832, which represents 1,880 workers at Maple Leaf’s facility at 870 Lagimodiere Blvd., received 98 per cent of support for a strike mandate, the union announced on Nov. 15. This means... Read this article online
Battle River Railway and CN collaborate on Alberta wheat movement Wednesday, November 19, 2025 A rail shipment of wheat in Alberta marked a significant milestone. Battle River Railway (BRR), a farmer-owned shortline railway, and CN, worked together to bring five cars of wheat to Westlock Terminals – its first ever wheat shipment by rail – from Battle River’s elevator in... Read this article online
Alberta ag minister included in Operation Total Recall Tuesday, November 18, 2025 A community group is targeting MLAs – like Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson – and his colleagues who voted in support of using a controversial part of the Charter. Operation Total Recall tracks campaigns against 44 “MLAs who voted to use the Notwithstanding Clause against... Read this article online
Supreme Court Backs CFIA Ostrich Farm Cull Monday, November 17, 2025 Agency staff began rounding up the birds mid-afternoon on November 6, corralling the ostriches into an enclosure made of hay bales about three to four metres high. The cull order was originally given ten months ago, on December 31, after lab tests confirmed the presence of highly... Read this article online