Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm kids learn by doing — and that’s how farm safety is taught at Safety City. “Every program starts with a lesson in the classroom,” said executive director Judy Douglas, who manages the non-profit organization in Red Deer. “And in every program they move on to do some activity. They always practise what they learned.” […] Read more
Looking for a lesson in farm safety? Head to the city — Safety City, that is
It was another year to celebrate in big-hearted Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes A year on and, alas, ice kayaking is no closer to becoming an official Winter Olympic sport. Picture Butte farmer John Kolk’s tongue-in-cheek claim that ice kayaking is a “traditional New Year’s Day activity in remote areas of southern Alberta,” graced the inaugural edition of Heartland. It was one of many memorable moments captured in […] Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: Herding cattle isn’t horseplay for beginner rider
Reading Time: 2 minutes One sunny afternoon in mid-November, I found myself on the back of a big bay gelding staring out over a field of Corriente cattle and wondering what the hell I was doing there. I recently took up horseback riding after a 25-year hiatus, and until that afternoon, I had been perfectly content riding slow circles […] Read more
Four life lessons from the farm that will serve you well in life
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fifteen-year-old Andrea De Groot has a thing or two to teach us adults about life on — and off — the farm. And those lessons have been learned working alongside her farmer father. “On the outside, I may look like a regular high school girl,” said De Groot, a 4-H speech contest winner from Taber, […] Read more
Penny rules the roost at Red Deer poultry show
Reading Time: < 1 minute There was lots to squawk about at the recent Canadian National Poultry Show in Red Deer. With more than 60 exhibitors from across Canada showing over 800 birds, it was the largest poultry show in Alberta history, said show supervisor Kyle Lawrence. The Nov. 22-23 event, held in conjunction with the Urban Farm Show, attracted […] Read more
Lethbridge horseman founds first equine-training college in Canada
Ernie Knibb is financing the $7.5-million project and expects to have the school up and running in late March or early April
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s the first of its kind in Canada — and a labour of love for one Lethbridge-area horseman. Would-be horse trainers are already beating down Ernie Knibb’s door, and he hasn’t even opened the door to the Lethbridge Community Equine College. The private college, located just outside Lethbridge on Highway 25, will be the first […] Read more
Ag society conference in Oz an eye-opener for young Albertan
Reading Time: 3 minutes It took a trip Down Under to give Lauren Hennig a new perspective on agriculture. “I can’t tell you how exciting it was to see the passion for agriculture and rural communities from across the globe,” the 26-year-old junior high teacher said after returning from a Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth conference in Brisbane, […] Read more
A French adventure for young Alberta shepherd
Reading Time: 2 minutes Adriane Good now has a lifelong distinction — the first Canadian to participate in the World Young Shepherd’s Challenge. The 20-year-old travelled to France this fall to compete against other young shepherds from around the world — although it was friendly competition. “Honestly, the best part of it was meeting all these people from around […] Read more
Heritage Ranch Rodeo a showcase of real-life cowboy skills
The 10-year-old event is the only place outside a working ranch to see traditional skills such as sorting, branding, and team doctoring
Reading Time: 2 minutes A skilfully thrown loop glides around a steer’s neck; another comes from behind to capture his two hind legs; and then two ranch hands on the ground hold the steer down for treatment. If this was out in the middle of a pasture, the cowboy or cowgirl would likely give the calf an injection, perhaps […] Read more
Alberta vet’s social media campaign pays off for his Ukrainian friend
Airdrie vet Cody Creelman helps a vet in Ukraine win a bovine ultrasound
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cody Creelman just wanted to see the look on his friend’s face. Vadim Pryadko was trying not to make too much noise. The two veterinarians, one from Airdrie and the other from Ukraine, became friends thanks to a shared love of YouTube videos about bovine veterinary medicine— a friendship which became stronger after Creelman persuaded […] Read more
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