Reading Time: 2 minutes After arriving back from Newfoundland, participants shared their experiences in a report to 4-H Canada. Here are some of their comments: I enjoyed hosting. All of the people at my house made themselves at home. It was cool to show them my town and area. I liked being a tourist at home… My favourite activity […] Read more
‘Opportunities like this don’t come up very often’
For 4-H Alberta, the past 100 years have flown by
Reading Time: 3 minutes When W.J. Elliott arrived in Alberta to become the first president of Olds College, he quickly decided he needed to enlist supporters for his bid to modernize agriculture in the province. So he started Alberta’s first 4-H club — the Olds Junior Pig Club. “He had noticed that there were some poor livestock genetics in […] Read more
Harvesting good ideas from farmers across North America
Reading Time: 4 minutes During this busy summer’s growing season at The Jungle Farm, Blaine and Leona Staples also found themselves harvesting good ideas from a winter business trip. Their U-pick, greenhouse, strawberry patch, market garden, and ‘agri-tainment’ operation near Innisfail has been constantly expanding since the couple came back to her family’s farm in 1996. A half-acre of […] Read more
New meat products hit the spot for lamb producers
Reading Time: 3 minutes An Alberta processor is putting a face to the farmers behind a new line of lamb products. SunGold Specialty Meats’ Lamb Tonight line of meats began selling at Sobeys, Safeway, and Thrifty Foods stores across Canada earlier this summer. It features 10 ready-to-cook lamb products, including lamb burgers, sausages, meatballs, kabobs, and seasoned ground lamb. […] Read more
Albertan one of six scholarship winners
Reading Time: < 1 minute David MacTaggart of Lacombe is one of six winners of scholarships from the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation. The scholarships, worth $2,500, are given to Canadian students entering their first year at an accredited agriculture college or university. The foundation encourages students to pursue their passion for agriculture and to bring their new ideas and talent […] Read more
Antique tractors at auction offer a trip back through time
Reading Time: < 1 minute Norman and Judy Erickson’s farm near Viking was the place to be on Aug. 13, when 74 antique tractors (all but three completely restored) went on the auction block. More than 1,000 people came from across the Prairies and Ontario, with online bidders joining from the U.S. and the United Kingdom for the sale handled […] Read more
Fairies and flowers raise funds for Foodgrains Bank
Reading Time: < 1 minute Residents of the Drayton Valley and Brazeau County area had a chance to stroll amongst fairies and English-style flower beds earlier this month — and raise money for the fight against global hunger. The Care of Creation Garden Tour, which featured 13 gardens, was organized by the Drayton Valley United Church as a fundraiser for […] Read more
Passion and drive allow farmers to overcome any hurdle
Reading Time: 3 minutes Emily Ritchie of Turner Valley was the senior winner in the first annual Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Calgary Stampede for her speech on the challenges facing the next generation of farmers. How many of you have a cellphone in your pocket? This is a new phenomenon but as times change, technology […] Read more
Discover the power of social media – and use it
Reading Time: 3 minutes Aleri Swalwell of Strathmore was the junior winner in the first annual Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Calgary Stampede for her speech on how farmers can use social media. Tweet — post — blog — viral — hashtag — inbox — bookmark — surf — hack — thread. Fifteen years ago these […] Read more
A great idea takes flight in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes The following is a report from Logan and Megan Andrews of the South Slope 4-H Beef Club in Newell County on their experiences with last year’s 4-H pheasant project. Logan, 15, has just completed his seventh year in the club and has done market steer and heifer projects in addition to the pheasant project. Megan, […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
