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March 4, 2026

Craig Lester

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Planting During Drought: Agronomist Offers Tips Heading into Plant24

Craig Lester March 11, 2024

With the drought expected to persist into planting this year, an agronomist is encouraging farmers to…

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Prairie Weather this Week – March 11

Craig Lester March 11, 2024

RRC Meteorologist David Spence says we’re headed into another week of warm, dry weather across most…

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BCRC: CALF 911 – How to Evaluate Newborn Calves Using the Calf Vigor Scoring System

Craig Lester March 10, 2024

It is important for producers to know how to assess calves for subtle signs of distress or…

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Prairie Weather this Week: March 4

Craig Lester March 4, 2024

In this report, it's a cold start to March, preliminary snowfall totals from the weekend and…

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Farming Smarter

New Farming Smarter Program Aims to Help Farmers Implement Change

Craig Lester March 3, 2024

A new Farming Smarter initiative hopes to help farmers implement or change practices related to nitrogen…

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Global Food and Agriculture Mentorship Program for Women Enters Fourth Year

Craig Lester March 2, 2024

Applications for the Women in Food & Agriculture Mentorship Program for women, which is now in…

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Alberta Farm Animal Care

Alberta Farm Animal Care Ends Operations After 30 Years

Craig Lester March 1, 2024

The board of directors of the Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) issued a public notice on…

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Prairie Weather this Week – Feb 26

Craig Lester February 26, 2024

RRC Meteorologist David Spence looks at the reservoir situation in Alberta and talks about three snow…

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Ranch to Table

Cudlobe Angus first Canadian Farm to join CAB’s Ranch to Table Program

Craig Lester February 25, 2024

Cudlobe Angus is the first Canadian farm to join Certified Angus Beef's Ranch to Table program,…

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Prairie Weather this Week: Feb 19

Craig Lester February 19, 2024

RRC Meteorologist David Spence says as we close in on Meteorological Spring we will go into…

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John Kolk Named 2024 Orville Yanke Award Winner for Soil Conservation Efforts

Craig Lester February 19, 2024

Southern Alberta farmer John Kolk was honoured with the Orville Yanke award for his soil conservation…

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Ag Labour Deficit Expected to Grow Exponentially by 2030

Craig Lester February 16, 2024

A new ag labour report from the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council (CAHRC) says the number…

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Hockey, Farming and Charity Intersect in New Lager

Craig Lester February 12, 2024

The Sutter Six Shooters Lager is a partnership between the Sutter Fund and Hilton Ventures' Origin…

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Alberta Grown Barley Helps Tool Shed Brewing Change the Rules

Craig Lester February 4, 2024

From IT military work in Afghanistan to brewing beer with Alberta-grown barley, the entrepreneurial journey of…

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BCRC: CALF 911 – How to Manage Colostrum to Allow Newborn Calves to Thrive

Craig Lester February 4, 2024

Ensuring newborn calves consume colostrum is an important management strategy cow-calf operations can implement to promote…

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#ChooseCertifiedSeed

Canadian Seed Growers’ Association Blue-Certified Tag Goes Digital

Craig Lester January 29, 2024

The Canadian Seed Growers' Association is future-proofing its Blue-certified seed tag by adding a QR code…

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Gemstone Cattle

Gemstone Cattle Company Owners Named to Avenue Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 List

Craig Lester January 27, 2024

Gemstone Cattle Company, a family cattle operation in southern Alberta, is named to Avenue Calgary 2023…

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Drought Livestock Assistance Initiative expanded in Alberta

Craig Lester January 25, 2024

The 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance Initiative is expanding to 23 new regions and extending the…

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CrossRoads Crop Conference to Focus on Innovation, Agriculture Policy and On-Farm Management

Craig Lester January 14, 2024

Farmers from across the province will be converging on the CrossRoads Crop Conference at the end…

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BCRC: Cow-Calf Producers Asked for Input on Research and Extension Strategies

Craig Lester December 28, 2023

The Beef Cattle Research Council is asking for cow-calf producers in every province to complete the…

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