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The number of cattle in herds around the province is slowly increasing, but the overall health of the industry will rise and fall based on how many younger farmers take up ranching in the next few years.

Two Sundre youths caught hunting without adult supervision have been fined and ordered to write an essay for the court on hunting ethics.

The killing of a feral horse west of Sundre in late February is not believed to be related in any way to a controversial free roaming horse capture program recently conducted in the region, says Sundre RCMP detachment commander Cpl. Ryan Hodge.

The Mountain View County committee examining the future of aggregate extraction in the municipality has reviewed some of the proposed recommendations it will make to county council, probably in May.

Through its 2014 budget, the Redford government has set aside $31 million for bridge construction projects across the province and has increased Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding for Red Deer and Mountain View counties.

The Alberta wildfire season has started a month early for the third consecutive year, which officials say could become a regular occurrence.

Due to the popularity of the Growing Forward 2 On-Farm Energy Management Program, recent changes were made allowing it to be a year-round program.

Mountain View County's policies and priorities committee has made a motion recommending financial support of a new helipad at the Didsbury hospital.

With calving season underway, and bitter winter temperatures continuing to plague the region, ranchers are being reminded to take precautionary steps to make sure newborn calves hit the ground running.

Ask the mayor of Red Deer County and the reeve of Mountain View County what they hope to see come out of the upcoming provincial budget and they'll tell you the same thing. The reintroduction of cash for the provincial local road bridge program.