Reading Time: < 1 minute Rebecca Marie Carlson of Blackie, Casey Morey of Rochester, Heidi Trenson of Rimbey and Lisa Krista Jakobsen of Calgary are among 15 winners of John Deere 4-H scholarships for 2014. The scholarships of $1,000 each go toward a post-secondary education related to agricultural/mechanical trades, engineering, science, business, or health. Applications were reviewed by a panel […] Read more
Four Albertans win Deere 4-H scholarships
Photogenic Alberta trio irresistible
Miniature dairy goats take top prize in photo contest
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not hard to see why this cute trio captured the hearts of the judges for a national photo contest put on by the Farm & Food Care Foundation. The picture of three of Chris Grab’s Nigerian Dwarf goats won first place, and a $600 prize, in the All About Animals category of the contest. […] Read more
There’s room for all at Vauxhall’s Foodgrains Bank fundraiser
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was another packed, um, loading bay at the recent Vauxhall & District Growing Project annual pig roast. The event — now in its ninth year — draws about 400 local residents and so just about every inch of the 7,200-square-foot loading area of Jan and Ida Bennen’s potato storage warehouse is needed. “We have […] Read more
A rare steak is rare indeed in China
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is famous for dishes — from snake to thousand-year-old eggs — that are alien to palates of westerners. But Cheryl Hazenberg found it all depends on your viewpoint. The director of technical services at the Canadian Angus Association, who is travelling the world studying traceability as a 2014 Nuffield scholar, spent two weeks in […] Read more
No stopping Wainwright man’s passion for John Deere tractors
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 1952, 18-year-old Gordon Gilchrist arrived in Alberta from Ontario with a shopping bag in one hand and a gramophone suitcase in the other. Back home, his family farmed with horses. But when he came to Alberta, the Ontario teen found work with a farmer north of Edgerton who introduced him to John Deere tractors. […] Read more
Wheat commission offering ag scholarships
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Wheat Commission is offering two $1,000 scholarships for students entering the agriculture program at the universities of Alberta and Lethbridge. “These scholarships will encourage talented young students to start a career in agriculture and ensure continued success of Alberta’s wheat industry,” says commission chair Kent Erickson. The undergraduate scholarships will be awarded starting […] Read more
Ag research isn’t always pretty — but it’s always pretty interesting
Reading Time: < 1 minute The first thing we were asked when we entered the barn at the University of Alberta’s Dairy Research Technology Centre was, “No pictures, please.” But Harold Lehman, who manages the facility, had a good reason for it. “Most people will see these pictures and not have any context about what’s going on,” he told the […] Read more
Whoa — don’t rush in when buying your first horse
First-time horse buyers can be tripped up in many ways, says trainer Roy Sturgeon
Reading Time: 2 minutes Roy Sturgeon goes on Kijiji four or five times a day to find his next horse. And with the lifetime of horsemanship under his belt, he can afford to be a little less picky than the average buyer. “Most of the horses I buy, I buy thinking there’s some sort of hole in them that […] Read more
Jess Verstappen wins top 4-H honour
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jess Verstappen, a 17-year-old from High Prairie, is the 50th person to win the 4-H Premier’s Award, the highest honour that can be given to an Alberta 4-H member. “4-H is a great organization to be involved in because of all the things you get out of it,” said Verstappen. “Not only is it a […] Read more
‘Sold’ isn’t the last word at this charity auction
Reading Time: < 1 minute They do auctions a little different in Ponoka — at least at the annual fundraiser for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). A pair of llamas fetched $250. And then they were sold again for $200. It was only after going on the block for the third time that the donated duo were kept by the […] Read more
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