Reading Time: < 1 minute Albertans took top honours at the Canadian Junior Angus Association’s recent Showdown 2015, capturing four of the six grand aggregate awards. Keely Adams from Forestburg won in the junior division (ages nine to 12), with Saskatchewan’s Baxter Blair as the reserve winner. Halley Adams of Forestburg was the grand aggregate winner in the intermediate division […] Read more
Albertans front and centre at Junior Angus Showdown
Rancher’s generous donation is a gift for all Albertans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gottlob Schmidt had a dream of preserving the land that he has spent so much time on. And the realization of that dream will benefit all Albertans with the creation of the province’s 76th provincial park. “It has always been my wish that someday I could leave this land to someone else,” said the 90-year-old […] Read more
Want to kick up your management skills a notch?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers who want to take their management skills to the next level are being encouraged to apply for the second annual Robert (Bob) L. Ross scholarship program. Ross, a dairy producer from St. Marys, Ont. who died in 2014, was an influential advocate for business management training and a mentor to farmers across the country […] Read more
Nashville didn’t get combines — but fans did
Reading Time: 2 minutes A beloved High Valley favourite called “On the Combine” almost never came to be. The Rempel brothers were about to cut their first record in Nashville when Brad suggested the song. “Back in the day, we were in Nashville, working with some folks. It was the first record deal we signed, and we were trying […] Read more
You’ll never take La Crete out of these country music stars
Reading Time: 4 minutes How in the world do a couple of Mennonite farm boys from the far reaches of northern Alberta find themselves in Nashville en route to country music stardom? It’s a question Brad and Curtis Rempel often ask themselves. With talent, determination and divine intervention, you could say. The brothers, who perform as High Valley, are […] Read more
It’s summer — why aren’t you at the fair?
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s tempting to make every day a workday during the summer. But if you can pull yourself away from the farm, 65,000 of your friends have a great day planned for you and your family. That’s the number of volunteers who donate their time to the province’s agricultural societies, including putting on several dozen fairs, […] Read more
Seventeen southern Alberta farm families honoured
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seventeen southern Alberta families were recipients of the BMO Farm Family Awards at the Calgary Stampede. Each year, the municipal districts in southern Alberta nominate one family, who are honoured at a reception, and given a family photograph session, a personalized farm gate sign, and rodeo tickets. The Stampede also posts a history and biography […] Read more
Big and small, Foodgrains Bank growing projects making a difference
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mother Nature is making things difficult this year, but Alberta’s small army of Canadian Foodgrains Bank volunteers isn’t deterred. There are 32 growing projects underway in the province this year, including a new five-acre initiative near Ponoka. That’s where the Ponoka Ag society, in partnership with Ken and Verna Pohl, are growing oats completely with […] Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: Foolish footwear choices — and other crop walk lessons
Reading Time: 2 minutes I learned a lot on my first crop walk four years ago. No, I can’t remember who presented or what they spoke about, but I learned a lesson that day that has carried me through every crop walk since. There I was, standing at the edge of a field just outside of Lacombe, a few […] Read more
Outstanding Young Farmers creates cross-country connections
Reading Time: 2 minutes It can be tough to find your fit as an up-and-coming farmer — that’s where Outstanding Young Farmers comes in. “I always looked at Outstanding Young Farmers as a graduate program for people past 4-H,” said regional chairperson Steven Snider. “This is a great place for that generation to connect across all sectors.” The 35-year-old […] Read more
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