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April 16, 2026

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Innovation on the Farm: Jessica Carlyon Brings Back a Game-Changing Tool

Craig Lester April 27, 2025

Jessica Carlyon builds and sells a slick tool that cuts, pulls and wraps bale string or…

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mycotoxins

Alberta Introduces Legislation to Boost Agriculture and Biogas Industries

Tim Parent March 20, 2025

The Alberta government is rolling out new legislation to boost the province's agriculture sector while growing…

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Canadian Mycotoxin Trends: Insights from Alltech’s 2024 Harvest Analysis

Craig Lester February 5, 2025

The latest findings from the Alltech 2024 Canadian Harvest Analysis reveal a mixed outlook for mycotoxin…

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New Documentary Examines A World Without Cows

Craig Lester September 26, 2024

The documentary "World Without Cows", which was filmed in 40 global locations over three years, explores…

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BCRC: The Best Offense is Defence: 15 Plays to Keep Your Beef Herd Safe

Craig Lester May 12, 2024

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is sharing ways to implement some simple barriers against disease…

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New Tech Aims to Improve On-Site Animal Care Diagnostics

Tim Parent May 5, 2024

Dr. Brenna Brown, Dr. Adina Bujold and Bridget Brown created Cohlab, focusing on improving animal health testing…

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Additional Support Announced for Saskatchewan Livestock Producers Amid Drought Crisis

Tim Parent April 12, 2024

The federal government is extending additional support to eligible livestock producers in Saskatchewan amid ongoing drought…

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Rural Roots Canada Founder Launches Agricultural Summit to Foster Collaboration in Brooks Newell Region

Tim Parent March 31, 2024

The Rural Roots Canada event brought together producers, ag-tourism operators, educators, local government, and non-profits in…

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Despite Challenges, Farmland Values Remain Resilient

Tim Parent March 16, 2024

The 40th Annual FCC Farmland Values report has been released and it shows an average increase…

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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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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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BCRC: Calm, Cool, and Collected – Prepare for a Smooth and Healthy Calving Season

Guest Author February 18, 2024

Cows will be calving around the clock. Careful planning becomes important not only for the calves,…

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Ag Future: Innovation in Agri-Food #239: Navigating gut health trends in pet nutrition | Kami Grandeen and Dr. Richard Murphy

Guest Author February 17, 2024

In this episode of Ag Future are Kami Grandeen, and Dr. Richard Murphy, with the Alltech…

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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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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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AAAF Holds Annual Inservice Training Conference

Craig Lester December 18, 2023

Fieldmen from municipalities across Alberta gathered in Calgary earlier this month to learn new skills, network…

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ALUS Canada grazing program aims to support farmers

Craig Lester December 10, 2023

A new grazing program through ALUS Canada is showing promise in delivering support to producers implementing…

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Calgary Stampede Launches Youth Cattle Program

Craig Lester December 9, 2023

The Calgary Stampede has launched the OH Branded Beef Youth Ambassador program, which will help youth…

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Seizing the Opportunity: Cattle and Climate Change

Craig Lester November 19, 2023

Cows are the How of dealing with climate warming. Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons talks about the…

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AgTech Tuesday – NuLeaf Farms Harnessing Hydroponics to Feed Livestock

Tim Parent September 19, 2023

NuLeaf Farms incorporates controlled-environment agriculture solutions for farmers using soilless farming techniques like hydroponics and aeroponics.

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