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The hotline to report poachers can now also be dialed to inform authorities whenever a member of the public witnesses a violation of the Public Lands Act.

A row of trees separate a field of canola and a field of wheat southwest of Olds on Aug. 11. With this season's steady, rain crops are growing well but starting to lodge, and if that continues they will become difficult to swath and harvest.

Founders of the South McDougal Flats Area Protection Society are encouraged by progress made so far and continue to prepare plans moving forward.

Red Deer County is moving forward with the creation of a bylaw to ban wild boar farming operations. Following a council meeting on June 7, a prohibited animals bylaw was drafted and adopted.

The recent rain showers have allowed the drastically low river levels to rise, which is good news for local whitewater rafting businesses.

Three judges. Six trainers. Three breeders. That was the line up for the ready to be broken nine halter broke colts at the revamped Daines Open Trainer Challenge, an event brought back to the Innisfail area last week after a one-year hiatus.

Thanks to a mobile screening trailer, women will have easier access to mammograms in Didsbury from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31.

Berry farms in Central Alberta have suffered in varying degrees due to the frost over the May long weekend, with some farmers losing entire crops.

Viking Days was scheduled for Aug. 20 and 21 at the Danish Canadian Museum and is the museum's largest event of the year.

While hay quality varies across the province, how to store that hay for the best results doesn't. “We've got a mixed bag this year,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.