Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta Farmer columnist Lee Hart attended the Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, where about 400 ag industry players gathered for the new annual conference.
The great food summit adventure
Higher learning experience at the end of an escalator ride
Hot tips for cow-calf beef farmers
From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
Reading Time: 5 minutes From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
There has to be a world record for something out there
Alberta is home to the world’s tallest steer
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hart Attacks columnist Lee Hart ponders about world records and one Alberta acreage which is home to the world’s tallest steer.
Canada’s slaughter horse industry lacks transparency
Slaughter for horses has a role, but traceability and humane handling must be in play
Reading Time: 3 minutes Horse slaughter is a fraught issue right now in the Canadian livestock sphere. The author writes that, while it has a role, traceability, transparency and humane handling must be in play.
Do I hear hunger knocking on the door?
An empty refrigerator, best before dates and thawing turkeys
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta Farmer columnist Lee Hart muses about an empty refrigerator, best before dates and thawing frozen turkeys.
When it rains, if only it did pour everywhere
All moisture helps but so far the drought hasn’t gone away
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta Farmer columnist muses over the erratic precipitation trends around Alberta this summer.
More precious than gold
Manure could boom when industry outgrows commercial fertilizer
Reading Time: 4 minutes When commercial fertilizers no longer meet the needs of the world’s farmers, the value of manure will grow, says Alberta Farmer columnist Brenda Schoepp.
The door is always open
What you do matters more than you may realize
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta Farmer columnist Brenda Schoepp reminds readers that what they do matters, who they are matters and it is important to remember that to manage their mental health.
Agriculture provides solutions, not issues
Responsible agriculture is the answer for single use plastics, other global issues
Reading Time: 3 minutes Agriculture seems to take the blame for many of the world’s pressing issues, but when done responsibly, agriculture can be the answer to many of those problems.
Price fixing our daily bread
Lack of competition is pushing the price of groceries out of Canadians’ price range
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians were subjected to a price fixing scheme on bread, and a handful of companies faced big fines for their role in the scandal. But a lack of competition in the industry means prices keep going up.
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