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March 1, 2026

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Alberta’s Perry Family Farms Named PepsiCo’s Global Farmer Award Winner

Tim Parent December 2, 2025

Alberta's Perry Family Farm has been named the winner of the 2025 Farmer of the Year…

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Ottawa and Manitoba Launch Pilot Program to Reward Sustainable Farming

Tim Parent November 18, 2025

The federal and Manitoba governments have launched a new pilot program that encourages and rewards sustainable…

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Big Marble Farms Secures $2.2M Grant to Boost Greenhouse Lighting, Cut Emissions

Craig Lester September 29, 2025

Big Marble Farms near Medicine Hat receives $2.2M Alberta grant to install 5,000+ LED grow lights,…

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Make Your Acres Count! Campaign Encourages Farmers to Register Their Farmland

Tim Parent August 29, 2025

The Make Your Acres Count! campaign encourages farmers to register their farmland under the 4R Nutrient…

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DUC, PepsiCo Join Forces to Provide Financial Incentives for Producers

Tim Parent May 17, 2024

PepsiCo provides financial support to eligible producers within Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba willing to grow oats…

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John Kolk Named 2024 Orville Yanke Award Winner for Soil Conservation Efforts

Craig Lester February 19, 2024

Southern Alberta farmer John Kolk was honoured with the Orville Yanke award for his soil conservation…

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Nuffield Canada Video Showcases Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture

Craig Lester December 18, 2023

The Nuffield Canada video directed at Canadian consumers shows it is farmers who are on the…

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Agri-Food Leaders Express Optimism for a Sustainable Future: Survey

Tim Parent October 26, 2023

Alltech Sustainability Insights report shows agri-food leaders worldwide are optimistic about the industry's potential to foster a…

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Cattle management can help Canada’s Prairie grasslands

Tim Parent March 18, 2023

Canada's Prairie grasslands have been identified as one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world.

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The Sustainable Agriculture Strategy forges ahead

Tim Parent January 28, 2023

A group of sustainable agriculture groups from across the country are set to start advising the…

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Shipwheel Cattle Feeders named co-recipient of Alltech Canada’s Planet of Plenty award

Craig Lester May 31, 2021

Shipwheel Cattle Feeders from the Taber, Alberta area has been named a co-recipient of the Alltech…

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Growing the Future Podcast: Elston Solberg

RRC Staff June 12, 2020

Terry and son Holden cover some incredible conversational territory with Elston Solberg, our friend, and mentor…

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Corteva Agriscience marks one-year by setting sustainability goals

Craig Lester June 12, 2020

Corteva Agriscience has released 14 goals over four categories as it marks one-year as a pure-play…

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Ag Thoughts with Emmett: Youth Agriculture Summit

Craig Lester December 9, 2019

Journey to the Youth Agriculture Summit in Brazil with Alberta farmer Emmett Sawyer from Acme, Alberta

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AYSA: Nicole Oliver on sustainability in Canadian Agriculture

Guest Author September 26, 2018

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

Craig Lester September 17, 2018

Speaker Kara Oosterhuis presenting the topic "What is sustainability and why does it matter to Canadian…

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Alberta crop commissions to poll farmers on sustainability practices

Guest Author June 8, 2016

Alberta's crop commissions have hired one of the world's largest independent market research companies, Ipsos Reid,…

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McDonald’s Sustainable Beef Pilot Project Hailed a Success

Craig Lester June 7, 2016

John Buckley, who raises cattle with his wife, Tracy, on a ranch near Cochrane, have another…

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Claresholm’s Vandervalk family wins ABP’s Environmental Stewardship Award

Craig Lester December 9, 2015

Sustainability starts with family on the Vandervalk ranch located in the hills west of Claresholm.

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