Stacy Murray, (centre) extension coordinator with Gateway Research Organization demonstrates the use of a petrometer during a GRO-ing Women's agriculture event near Westlock. Karen Letts (left) and Kim Barabas were among the 19 participants who turned up on August 19 to learn about testing soil, feed and seed. 

Photo Credit: Alexis Kienlen

Alberta women GRO-ing the farm

Gateway Research creates a quarterly learning series for women in agriculture

Reading Time: 4 minutes Gateway Research Organization (GRO) has begun hosting GRO-ing Women in Agriculture events exclusively for women in agriculture.




The provincial government is expected to launch its rangeland grazing framework in the near future.  |  File photo

Alberta invests $1.3 million in rangeland research

Alberta’s Rangeland Sustainability Program helps research organizations do their own research to improve grasslands

Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta’s government is investing $1.3 million to strengthen the health,biodiversity and resilience of the province’s rangelands through the Rangeland Sustainability Program.



A beef cow grazing tall forage on a Manitoba farm. Photo: Alexis Stockford

ABP opens up about leaving CCA

Alberta Beef Producers plans to leave Canadian Cattle Association, due to governance and fiscal concerns

Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta Beef Producers is leaving the Canadian Cattle Association due to concerns about fiscal transparency and governance, ABP officials say.