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June 16, 2026

Craig Lester

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Safety Spotlight: Fire Safety with Foothills Fire Department’s Candy Parker

Craig Lester September 14, 2020

In this first Agriculture for Life Safety Spotlight episode, Candy Parker from the Foothills Fire Department…

  • food
  • Grain
  • Know What You Grow
  • News
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  • RRC Ag Day
  • TV

Know What You Grow: How do you manage Falling Number during harvest?

Craig Lester September 14, 2020

Jeremy Boychyn, the Agronomy Research Extension Specialist for Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley, says there…

  • Crops
  • Feed
  • Know What You Grow
  • Livestock care and welfare
  • News
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  • RRC Ag Day

Know What You Grow: Testing your feed grain

Craig Lester September 14, 2020

Testing your feed grade grain as it comes off the field can help your livestock's health…

  • Crops
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Pea-sized hail pelts crops across prairies

Craig Lester September 13, 2020

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storms on August 28 and 29, September 2-5, and 7…

  • farm management
  • FBC
  • News
  • Radio
  • TV

The often missed tax deductions for farm operations

Craig Lester September 12, 2020

Are you aware of all the tax deductions available for your farm operation? FBC's Tony Benevides…

  • Beef
  • cattle
  • News
  • TEAM Market Report
TEAM Cattle

TEAM Cattle Market Report: September 11, 2020

Craig Lester September 12, 2020

In this week's TEAM Cattle Market Report slaughter and feeder cattle were steady.

  • food
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  • RRC Ag Day
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‘How’ to build consumer’s confidence in agriculture

Craig Lester September 11, 2020

Ashley Smith is a Mentee with the Advancing Ag program and presented her findings on building…

  • Ag Exchange
  • News
  • Tech

CXN360 launches new Progressive Web App to help farmers market grain

Craig Lester September 11, 2020

The new PWA will keep users' information private, inform them when there is no internet connection…

  • farm management
  • FBC
  • News
  • RRC Ag Day
  • TV

FBC’s top 12 tax tips for farmers

Craig Lester September 8, 2020

Tony Benevides from FBC talks tax tips for agricultural producers. Benevides walks everyone through his top…

  • Crops
  • Grain
  • News
  • Safety

Rural fire departments equipped with grain rescue tools and training in time for harvest

Craig Lester September 6, 2020

Rural fire departments that have undergone Canadian Agricultural Safety Council’s BeGrainSafe training program have been equipped…

  • Growing the Future Podcast
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Growing the Future Podcast: Evan Shout – Data Analytics – Turning data into decisions

Craig Lester September 5, 2020

Evan Shout talks about the idea of turning data into decisions encompasses the ideology of “moneyball”…

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  • News
  • TEAM Market Report
TEAM Cattle

TEAM Cattle Market Report: September 4, 2020

Craig Lester September 5, 2020

In this week's TEAM Cattle Market Report: Slaughter and Feeder cattle were under a little pressure.

  • food
  • Know Your Food
  • Radio

Know Your Food: Episode 3: The lessons learned through gardening

Craig Lester August 29, 2020

Gardening is a powerful learning tool.  In this third episode, expert gardeners and authors Sheryl Normandeau…

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  • TEAM Market Report
TEAM Cattle

Team Cattle Market Report: August 28, 2020

Craig Lester August 28, 2020

In this TEAM Cattle Market Report: Feeder cattle were under a little pressure, while slaughter cattle…

  • Crops
  • farm management
  • FBC
  • Grain
  • livestock
  • News
  • Radio
  • RRC Ag Day

Proactive tax tips for livestock and crop producers

Craig Lester August 24, 2020

A tax expert says there are some proactive tools farmers can use when it comes to…

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Fireside Chats with Erin: Episode 3: Senator Diane Griffin

Craig Lester August 23, 2020

In episode 3, Erin chats with Senator Diane Griffin, the chair of the Standing Senate Committee…

  • Covid-19
  • GrainsWest Podcast
  • News
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The GrainsWest Podcast: PPE MIA

Craig Lester August 23, 2020

This episode is a follow-up to the GrainsWest online story: “PPE MIA.” Sarah Hoffmann, a seed…

  • Grain
  • News
  • Radio
  • The Growing Point Podcast

The Growing Point: Breeding for Fusarium head blight resistance with Dr. Anita Brûlé-Babel (UoM)

Craig Lester August 23, 2020

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Anita Brûlé-Babel, a professor at the University of Manitoba,…

  • Agriculture For Life
  • Beef
  • food
  • Know Your Food
  • News
  • Radio

Know Your Food: Episode 2: An in-depth look at a cattle feedyard

Craig Lester August 22, 2020

In this episode, we talk to Keith Gregory, who is the General Manager of Cattleland Feedyards…

  • cattle
  • livestock
  • News
  • TEAM Market Report
TEAM Cattle

TEAM Cattle Market Report: August 21, 2020

Craig Lester August 22, 2020

In this TEAM Cattle Market Report, fats were a little stronger, cows were under pressure and…

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