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Olds College will be the site for the ninth annual young farmer safety training workshop being held on April 29.

With the federal and provincial governments putting pressure on Canada's two railways to do more to reduce a massive backlog of grain from last year's record harvest, West Central Alberta farmers are starting to feel the pressure.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board has come out in support of a planned Alberta Agricultural and Rural Development project for managing livestock mortalities for bio-secure disposal.

Mountain View County has an updated land use bylaw after councillors gave third and final reading to comprehensive amendments on March 12.

An open house will be held at the Olds Legion Hall starting at 6 p.m. on March 25 for the public to have a chance to comment on the proposed Highway 2 & 27 area structure plan (ASP).

Starting April 1, all Mountain View County residents will need a permit for any type of large burning activity on their property.

Mountain View County council has approved $60,000 in financial support for Olds College's meat training centre.

The federal government is doing the best it can to stimulate the economy, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is one more way officials plan to do just that, according to Wild Rose Conservative MP Blake Richards.

The Westward Ho Campers Association has given Mountain View County councillors an update on activities and plans for the popular campground, which is owned by the municipality.

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.