Agriculture

Ag Day at Magrath High School

Posted on February 21, 2018

Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Magrath High School hosted the town’s celebration of the first Canadian Agriculture Day on Feb. 13, informing students of agriculture’s… Read More »

Open Farm Days breaks records

Posted on January 5, 2017

Dave Mabell Southern Alberta Newspapers Looking for some warm-weather memories? Organizers say the 2016 edition of "Open Farm Days" broke all records. Visits were up… Read More »

Farm safety a concern this time of year

Posted on August 4, 2016

By Jonathan Guignard Guij26@gmail.com It’s a busy time of year for farmers and farm safety is something that remains very important. The summer months are… Read More »

Agriculture the main focus of the new Innovation Centre

Posted on July 29, 2016

By Jonathan Guignard Guij26@gmail.com The standalone Career and Technology Studies facility in Magrath is set to open in the fall and the centre of focus… Read More »

4-H Club Report

Posted on June 4, 2016

By Tianna Frenzel Club Reporter These are just a few of the events our club took part in this year besides regular meetings. Prairie Meats… Read More »

Alberta supports farmers- Drought aid coming

Posted on August 20, 2015

The provincial government is taking steps to ensure agriculture producers dealing with dry conditions have resources to feed and water livestock and assist with growing… Read More »

Pain mitigation in beef cattle

Posted on March 19, 2015

By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com Consumer pressure to avoid and reduce painful practices on cattle, whether castrating, dehorning, or branding, is building. The… Read More »

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