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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…

Dry growing season comes to an end with precipitation heading into September

Craig Lester September 4, 2023

A dry growing season ended with more precipitation in some parts of the Alberta in August.…

CrossRoads Crop Conference Moves to Calgary for 2024

Guest Author September 1, 2023

CrossRoads is making its return January 29 - 31 in Calgary and promises discussions around innovation,…

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2024 Canadian Beef Industry Conference to be held in Saskatoon

Craig Lester August 31, 2023

The next Canadian Beef Industry Conference will be held the week of August 19, 2024 in…

Winter Feeding Systems Can Provide Years of Benefits to Cropland

Craig Lester August 30, 2023

Implementing winter feeding systems on cropland will create efficiencies on operations and, potentially, increase production of…

AgTech Tuesday: Streamlining Herd Management

Tim Parent August 29, 2023

The Flokk system, which helps with herd management, includes a handheld device designed to be a…

Good Fences Make for Good Habitat

Craig Lester August 27, 2023

Pheasants Forever Canada is working to preserve natural habitat in roadside ditches and public right-of-ways from…

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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.