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This is the current conditions weather report for Taber. The report was made 118 minutes ago, at 09:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5.6 kilometers per hour / 3 miles per hour from the west (280°). The temperature was 4°C / 39°F, with a dew-point at 4°C / 39°F. The temperature felt like 3°C / 37°F. The relative humidity was 48%.

Taber is a town in southern Alberta, Canada in Municipal District of Taber. Taber was established in the late 1890s by European settlers on the banks of the lower Oldman River. Taber is an agricultural town of 7,671 (2005) famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the town and area receive. It has thus taken on the title Corn Capital of Canada, and has an annual "Cornfest" held in the last week of August.

Cornfest is an annual summer festival held in late August, and it includes a midway (rides, booths, and tests of skill) and a stage with performers.

There are also corn-based activities, such as corn tasting and stuffing. Large-scale, local corn producers enter their best varieties inn the 'Best Corn of the Year' award.

Taber's economy is largely based on agriculture. Local producers raise and grow such things as hogs, beef, sheep, poultry, sugar beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, wheat, sand/gravel, flax, barley, corn, beans, oats, onions, canola and mustard. There also several food processing companies based in the town, including a Frito-Lay factory, which produces various snack products for much of Western Canada. To a smaller extent, there is also a significant oil and gas component to the economy.

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