Lacombe

Plenty of farmer's markets to take in this summer, what's left of it, and into the early fall.

The market in Lacombe happens every Friday from 9 until 1 at Michener Park until early October.

Fresh produce, fresh meat, handmade goods, a lot more.

Michener Park located on 63rd Street in Lacombe.

You can also check out their Facebook page.

We are at 1252, and we'll be right back.

There are a couple of texts that certainly echo what Glen's saying.

Uh, Christian in Lacombe, Alberta, "First time texting in," which appreciate, Christian.

"I told a friend at work weeks ago, bet on the Blue Jays to make the playoffs.

We've been playing so well.

As I mentioned yesterday, Agriculture Canada is starting to sell off hundreds of research cattle from centers across the country slated to close.

That includes hundreds of cattle from the Lacombe Research Center.

Now, close to a hundred of the animals will be moved to Ag Canada's Research Center near Lethbridge.

The rest will head to the auction market this fall.

The National Farmers Union calls the move a short-sighted cash grab warning that destroying decades of specialized local genetics and soil research plots will permanently cripple Canada's food security at a time when it needs it more than ever.

Federal Ag Minister Heath MacDonald has yet to respond to a recommendation from the Commons Ag Committee last spring to reverse the closure.

The recommendation was made after hearing from dozens of people, including the mayor of Lacombe, Thalia Hibbs.

The closure of the Lacombe Research and Development Centre creates an economic and social shock to my community of 15,000.

Well, the federal government is moving forward with the liquidation of livestock from some of the Ag Canada research stations that are closing.

Here in Alberta, the historic Lacombe Research Station, preparing to disperse its roughly 450 head of cattle.

About 100 will be relocated to the research facility near Lethbridge to keep the cow-calf research alive.

The rest will be sold at auction.

through that, and I believe we have a good path forward.

Industry groups warn the closure means a permanent loss for regional forage and meat science data.

Lacombe County Councillor John Ireland tried to make the case at a hearing in Ottawa earlier this year.

You cannot manage a farm in Lacombe using data gathered anywhere else in the country, even southern

How to reduce waste in dry hay.

According to Dwayne McCartney, a retired forage beef systems research scientist at Lacombe, Alberta, limiting waste in dry hay also starts in the field.

When cutting hay, set your mower on the widest setting.

This will enable shorter drying time, lower respiration losses, higher sugar content, and more digestible energy.

It was probably close to 30 feet tall.

The tall tree rooted at her home in Lacombe, Alberta for 26 years, now reduced to a stump and debris.

It happened while Schreier and her family weren't home.

The work done by a company she never hired.

The scammers then asked him to urgently send the extra money to roofers supposedly at the property.

Harder refused and it turns out there were no roofers.

Lacombe police are now investigating.

I'm going to be a lot more vigilant of like are you actually the homeowner?

It was probably a- close to 30 feet tall.

The tall tree rooted at her home in Lacombe, Alberta for 26 years, now reduced to a stump and debris.

It happened while Schwier and her family weren't home, the work done by a company she never hired.

We got a text from our neighbor that our tree was being removed.

The scammers then asked him to urgently send the extra money to roofers supposedly at the property.

Harder refused, and it turns out there were no roofers.

Lacombe Police are now investigating.

The scammers are definitely getting more creative in trying to come up with ways that they can try to take your money from you.

I'm skeptical.

Technology Minister Nate Glubish will be hosting another town hall on AI data centers tonight after he got an earful from people in Lacombe last night.

Residents of that community made it clear they do not want AI data centers.

They're highly concerned about water use, their power bills, and potential noise from the massive facilities.

One woman demanded to know why last night's meeting was in Lacombe.

Are there

AI centers planned for this region? Because if there are, you better get your boxing gloves on.

The change comes more than a year after stores rolled out maple leaf symbols to help shoppers identify Canadian products during the Buy Canadian push.