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Record-Setting Year for Alberta Open Farm Days in 2025

Tim Parent December 24, 2025

Alberta Open Farm Days continues to grow both in size and impact as the 2025 edition sets a…

Prairie Weather This Week – Dec 21

David Spence December 21, 2025

It's Christmas week, and in this update, the focus is on travel conditions, and who gets a White…

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RRC Podcast Ep. 20 – A 2025 Prairie Weather Review

Tim Parent December 21, 2025

On this RRC podcast, hosts Tim Parent and Craig Lester look back at another wild weather year with…

Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Dec 18

David Spence December 18, 2025

Another clipper will bring snow and cold weather to most of the prairies. Relatively warm, though, in SW…

Destructive Summer Storm Caused Almost a Quarter of a Billion Dollars in Insured Damage: IBC

Tim Parent December 16, 2025

The August storm brought large hail, strong winds, torrential rains, and tornadoes across three provinces, devastating crops and…

Vintage Stampede: Tractors pull their weight in Calgary

Tim Parent August 20, 2022

It wouldn't be the Calgary Stampede without the Vintage Tractors, these mighty machines once again roared…

PODCAST: Moving Your Farm Records Online

Craig Lester August 15, 2022

Have you moved your farm records online? FCC AgExpert's April Popadynec talks about ditching the pen…

A summer of wild weather for Alberta

Tim Parent August 15, 2022

Meteorologist David Spence talks about the wild weather Alberta farmers saw this summer, which included storms,…

Money for Farmers To Help Reduce GHGs

Tim Parent August 13, 2022

Applications are now open for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund or OFCAF.

Celebrating 10 years of Open Farm Days

Tim Parent August 13, 2022

Open Farm Days is celebrating its tenth anniversary this weekend and are encouraging everyone to take…

International Intrigue: Nuffield Agriculture Scholars Tour Southern Alberta

Tim Parent August 6, 2022

Farmers from Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland toured southern Alberta as part of the Nuffield Agricultural Scholarship…

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Alberta Open Farm Days continues to grow both in size and impact.

The province-wide initiative invites Albertans to step through farm gates and experience agriculture firsthand while learning where their food comes from.

The 2025 edition was a record-setter. According to Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies CEO Tim Carson, this year’s event welcomed more than 52-thousand visitors, with several farms reporting their best-ever attendance and sales. Nearly a quarter of participating farms were new to the program, a sign of growing interest in agritourism across the province.