AYSA: Nicole Oliver on sustainability in Canadian Agriculture
Speaker Nicole Oliver presenting the topic "What is sustainability and why does it matter to Canadian…
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AYSA: Speaker Kara Oosterhuis on sustainability in agriculture
Speaker Kara Oosterhuis presenting the topic "What is sustainability and why does it matter to Canadian…
The case for regulatory modernization
Economists and politicians keep repeating the word competitiveness – and for good reason. For a small,…
Fireguard Yoga
My farming partner and I have the answer when it comes to stress management. The most…
Farming Smarter: Precision Planting Canola
Lewis Baarda talks about the advantages of precision planting canola. He divulged how depth and seed…
Keeping grain sampling simple. What I’ve learned along the way
Grain sampling is one of those best practices at harvest that we sometimes take for granted. …
Vanishing Sentinels: A map into the history of grain elevators in Canada
Grain elevators used to cover the prairies from B-C to Manitoba, now their numbers are dwindling.…
Optimizing Harvest: How Western Canadian farmers are preparing for harvest
Ask a farmer when they start preparing for harvest and they’ll chuckle and tell you they…
CONNECT – The Heart of the Farm Conference!
Women in Ag is very excited to take on the CONNECT – The Heart of the…
Farming Smarter: Autonomous Vehicles in the Field
Dr. Alex Ramirez from 4FrontRobotics talks about the different autonomous vehicles in field, (drones, sprayers, weed…
Alberta Wheat launches cash advance program
The Alberta Wheat Commission has announced a new tool to help crop, livestock and honey producers…
How to translate your summer field tour terminology into grain marketing best-practices
I recently published a blog that highlighted the value of sharing more than just agronomic best…
Farming Smarter: Grain Corn and Strip Tillage
Mike Gretzinger discusses Farming Smarter's dryland grain corn trials, and related projects involving strip tillage and…
AFAC: Expanding the cages & exploring the aisles
The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pullets and Laying Hens requires that:
AFAC: A first-hand look into a farm-to-plate operation
This summer we met Dylan Biggs, the owner and operator of TK Ranch, at a low-stress…
AYFR Profile: Lesley Burton
Meet Lesley Burton, irrigation farmer, mother of two, career woman, and AYFR director!
A grain marketing field tour? Sign me up!
The summer season is a time for spraying, holidays, and even some learning opportunities. There are…
Alberta youth speak up for agriculture
Speaking up for Agriculture. Over a dozen youth from across Alberta stepped up to the mic…
An example of calculating crop production costs & break even for canola
Understanding your crop production costs – regardless of the crop you’re growing – is vital. You…
AYFR Summer Tour to showcase crop production and pasture management
Young farmers from across Alberta will converge in Rolling Hills on Wednesday for a farm tour,…