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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…

Maritime AgCast: Episode 14: Beef Cattle Disease Management

Craig Lester May 19, 2021

Brad McCallum, ACMA, chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and Jonathan Wort…

Farming Smarter: Dryland Corn Agronomy

Guest Author May 19, 2021

Farming Smarter studied dryland grain corn agronomy related to row spacing, seeding rates, nitrogen rates &…

Fireside Chats with Erin – Episode 16: Ambassador Dominic Barton

Guest Author May 19, 2021

Erin and Dominic Barton discuss trade with China, an important trading partner, and how Canada can…

BCRC: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: Tips for Forest Grazing Cattle

Beef Research3 May 19, 2021

Forested grazing cattle have the benefit of increasing pasture acres, while providing protection for livestock from…

Speaking up for Agriculture: Registration for AYSA public speaking competition opens

Craig Lester May 16, 2021

Youth from across Alberta will be speaking up for agriculture during the Alberta Young Speakers for…

TEAM Cattle Market Report: May 14, 2021

Craig Lester May 15, 2021

In this week's TEAM Cattle Market Report: Slaughter cattle were slightly stronger and feeder cattle for…

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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.