Reading Time: 4 minutes A lot of people who live on farms have off-farm jobs. But very few of those off-farm jobs involve wearing a tuxedo. However, cellist Victor Pipkin opted for his work coveralls and boots for a video of a solo mini-concert performed on his hobby farm near Onoway. Since the pandemic hit, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra […] Read more
Coveralls and a tuxedo — symphony cellist has a second life on the farm
Forget Facebook, toss out Twitter — TikTok is the new social media star
Reading Time: 4 minutes Jake Vermeer was enjoying a few beers at an industry meeting last winter when he thought it would be funny to try out TikTok. “I started watching it, and at first, it was kind of stupid. But as you start watching it more, you get more and more addicted,” the young Camrose-area farmer said of […] Read more
New documentary shines a light on the untold story of an Alberta legend
Reading Time: 3 minutes For some, John Ware is an almost mythical figure, but many have never heard of the black cowboy, a pioneer who made his mark in the province after arriving in southern Alberta in the 1880s. That’s one of the things that Calgary filmmaker, writer and playwright Cheryl Foggo wants to change with her new documentary […] Read more
Farmers’ ability to rise to a challenge never changes
Reading Time: 4 minutes Tia Schram, 20, of Bruderheim, was the senior winner in the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition (which was held as a virtual event this year). Her topic was: Lessons learned over the last 25 years of agriculture — and how we can apply it to the next 25. Sustainability is the balance between meeting […] Read more
By working together, we can grow the world into something new
Reading Time: 4 minutes Leslie Siewert, 13, of Cayley was the junior winner in the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition (which was held as a virtual event this year). Her topic was: Lessons learned over the last 25 years of agriculture — and how we can apply it to the next 25. Agriculture is killing the planet; cows […] Read more
Farmers and Canadian Foodgrains Bank set down deep roots
Reading Time: 4 minutes Across the country, thousands of farmers take time during their busiest season to harvest crops that will be sold to support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. A few have been going for more than three decades, but many came to be during the 23 years that the charity, an alliance of 15 churches and church-based agencies, […] Read more
Pandemic has seen business — and challenges — soar for U-picks
Reading Time: 3 minutes U-pick operations across the country have seen a surge in business this year as people look for family-friendly, safe outings during the pandemic. But the season was not without its challenges. “The business has been busy,” said Leona Staples, who owns and operates The Jungle Farm near Red Deer with husband Blaine. Busy is good, […] Read more
Rural Alberta fire departments get grain rescue equipment
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in partnership with G3 is donating $25,000 worth of life-saving grain rescue equipment to several rural Alberta fire departments. Select fire departments located near G3’s new grain elevators in the Carmangay, Irricana, Morinville, Stettler County, Wetaskiwin and Vermilion areas will be trained before receiving the rescue equipment. Sturgeon County […] Read more
Lethbridge scientist named outstanding cattle researcher
Karen Beauchemin is a leading global authority on ruminant nutrition
Reading Time: 2 minutes A leader in ruminant nutrition and environmental sustainability of beef production has been awarded the 2020 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Karen Beauchemin is a principal research scientist of ruminant nutrition at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge station as well as an adjunct professor at the universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and […] Read more
Shepherds (really) wanted
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. is seeking shepherds' services for its unique tourist attraction
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fort Saskatchewan is looking for some new shepherds, as Kathy and Ralph Playton are hanging up their shepherd’s crooks. The Alberta city inadvertently created its very popular tourist attraction nearly three decades ago. “In 1992, the railroad moved out of town and it left a huge space of land that was very difficult to mow […] Read more
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