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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…

The Diversity Imperative: Understanding from the Land with Dr. Melissa Arcand

Craig Lester June 19, 2021

Dr. Melissa Arcand discusses how her work as a natural scientist intersects with that of Indigenous…

Farming Smarter: Wheat Stem Sawfly management for 2021

Guest Author June 19, 2021

Jamie leads a discussion with Haley Catton, Brian Beres & Dr. Hector Carcamo about Wheat Stem…

BCRC: Weed and Brush Control in Pastures

Beef Research3 June 19, 2021

When weeds and brush spread into hay fields, rangelands, and pastures, desirable forage species are replaced,…

TEAM Cattle Market Report: June 11, 2021

Craig Lester June 15, 2021

In this TEAM Cattle Market Report: Feeder cattle were sharply stronger and slaughter cattle were stronger.

Albertan gifts replica grain elevators to preserve western agriculture history

Craig Lester June 8, 2021

A High River, Alberta area resident is passing along dozens of replica grain elevators so they…

Growing the Future Podcast: The Family Farm – Part 2

Guest Author June 5, 2021

Harvey, Dan, Terry, and Holden Aberhart, continue their conversation about turning a family farm into a…

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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.