Pilot program aims to lure veterinary students to rural Alberta communities
The goal of the Veterinary Student Recruitment and Retention Pilot Grant Program is to encourage veterinary…
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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek update March 12
This will likely be one of the snowier three day stretches of weather for the prairies,…
Drought eases in the eastern prairies; worsens in the West
Southern Alberta's drought expands, while Manitoba's shrinks. And in Saskatchewan, winter snow hasn't made much difference.
Census of Agriculture set for May 2026
Farm operators across Canada will soon be asked to take part in the 2026 Census of…
Prairie Weather This Week – March 9
Farmers and ranchers in the southern prairies have been waiting all season for a week like…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Mar 5
While southern Alberta continues with spring-like weather, clipper systems bring rain and snow to much of…
Prairie Weather This Week – midweek update Feb 26
Wintry weather returns to the prairies Friday,, and settles down over the weekend. Snow, blowing snow,…
AgExpo 2026 set to be largest yet at Lethbridge Agri-food Hub
The farm equipment and technology show AgExpo is once again taken over the Lethbridge & District…
Prairie Weather This Week – Feb 23
It's the last week of meteorological winter, and while some areas will get spring like weather,…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek update Feb 19
Sunshine returns, and snow exits the prairies,, leaving the region in a cold pool of Arctic…
Prairie Weather This Week – Feb 16
Harsh winter weather returns to the prairies this week, with snow, blowing snow, low temperatures, high…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Feb 12
It will be a warm Family Day weekend across the prairies, and moisture remains in short…
Prairie Weather This Week – Feb 9
One more week of dry, mild weather is ahead, before a long awaited pattern change which…
Calgary business preserves 70 years of farming history
Calgary-based Homestead Aerial Photo does aerial photography using drones, but it's their archive of old Prairie…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Feb 5
Warm, dry weather continues through the weekend for prairie agricultural regions. There are signs of possible…
Prairie Weather This Week – Feb 2
For this week, and probably next week, expect little change in the overall weather pattern. Warm…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Jan 29
There is little change in this week's weather. Alberta stays warm, but misses out on beneficial…
Prairie Weather This Week – Jan 26
While temperatures moderate, the weather pattern remains dry, with little snow for the prairies this week.…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Jan 22
Arctic air continues, with dangerously cold weather on the eastern prairies. Signs of relief are showing…
Prairie Weather This Week – Jan 19
A bit of snow, and a lot of cold. Alberta's warmer and drier. Saskatchewan and Manitoba,…