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June 18, 2026

Craig Lester

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Farming Smarter: What Makes Soil Healthy?

Craig Lester September 18, 2018

Norm Flore discusses the mystery that follows soil testing and nutrition at Medicine Hat Field Day.

  • Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture
  • News
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AYSA: Speaker Kara Oosterhuis on sustainability in agriculture

Craig Lester September 17, 2018

Speaker Kara Oosterhuis presenting the topic "What is sustainability and why does it matter to Canadian…

  • Advancing Women Conference
  • News
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AWC: Billi Miller, writer and farm woman, honours ‘farm wives’ in her books

Craig Lester September 16, 2018

Billi Miller has a passion for recognizing farm women for their significant contribution to Canadian agriculture.…

  • Lifestyle
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Magrath area farmer puts family and agriculture first in growing industry internationally

Craig Lester September 11, 2018

Gary Stanford says he has seen a lot of change in his many years farming the…

  • Event
  • livestock
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Newly expanded Alberta Livestock Expo offers dynamic industry showcase

Craig Lester September 8, 2018

A wealth of new innovations and strategies to help producers and their industry transition to the…

  • livestock
  • Livestock care and welfare
  • News

Strong industry feedback powers Livestock Welfare Engagement Project

Craig Lester September 7, 2018

Feedback from across Alberta’s livestock industry is helping to build a clear and comprehensive understanding of…

  • Advancing Women Conference
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AWC: Sherry Waddingham shares her expertise on navigating gender rules

Craig Lester September 7, 2018

Sherry Waddingham, President of Mindshift, speaks about the different constructs between men and women in how…

  • Canola
  • Crops
  • Farming Smarter
  • News
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Farming Smarter: Precision Planting Canola

Craig Lester September 6, 2018

Lewis Baarda talks about the advantages of precision planting canola. He divulged how depth and seed…

  • News
  • Radio

Vanishing Sentinels: A map into the history of grain elevators in Canada

Craig Lester September 4, 2018

Grain elevators used to cover the prairies from B-C to Manitoba, now their numbers are dwindling.…

  • Farm machinery
  • News

Optimizing Harvest: How Western Canadian farmers are preparing for harvest

Craig Lester August 31, 2018

Ask a farmer when they start preparing for harvest and they’ll chuckle and tell you they…

  • Event
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  • Women in Ag

CONNECT – The Heart of the Farm Conference!

Craig Lester August 30, 2018

Women in Ag is very excited to take on the CONNECT – The Heart of the…

  • Advancing Women Conference
  • Event
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VIDEO: Darci Lang teaches AWC attendees to focus on the positive

Craig Lester August 30, 2018

AWC Speaker Darci Lang helped attendees at our March 2018 conference in Calgary shift their perspective…

  • Farming Smarter
  • News
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Farming Smarter: Autonomous Vehicles in the Field

Craig Lester August 29, 2018

Dr. Alex Ramirez from 4FrontRobotics talks about the different autonomous vehicles in field, (drones, sprayers, weed…

  • Business
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Alberta Wheat launches cash advance program

Craig Lester August 29, 2018

The Alberta Wheat Commission has announced a new tool to help crop, livestock and honey producers…

  • Crops
  • Farming Smarter
  • News
  • Research
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Farming Smarter: Grain Corn and Strip Tillage

Craig Lester August 22, 2018

Mike Gretzinger discusses Farming Smarter's dryland grain corn trials, and related projects involving strip tillage and…

  • Calgary Stampede 2018
  • cattle
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  • News
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Multilingual auctioneering: South Africans impress and learn during Canadian trip

Craig Lester August 21, 2018

An international culture exchange involving auctioneers. Two brothers from South Africa tour Canada, compete on the…

  • Calgary Stampede 2018
  • Event
  • News
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Alberta youth speak up for agriculture

Craig Lester July 31, 2018

Speaking up for Agriculture. Over a dozen youth from across Alberta stepped up to the mic…

  • Advancing Women Conference
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  • Event
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Succession Planning: Separating business of farming and personal wealth

Craig Lester July 27, 2018

Separating the business of farming from personal wealth when it comes to succession and estate planning.

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  • Canadian Beef Industry Conference
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Rural Roots Canada would like to send you to the Canadian Beef Industry Conference

Craig Lester July 27, 2018

The Canadian Beef Industry Conference is only a few weeks away and as we close in…

  • Calgary Stampede 2018
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Stampede Junior Steer Classic champion set for next challenge in life

Craig Lester July 23, 2018

For seven years Cody Lafrentz has had a routine every day that included taking care of…

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