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Social media has spread many falsehoods about agriculture and so farmers need to use social media to set the record straight, says Leslie Siewert, junior winner of this year’s Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition.

By working together, we can grow the world into something new

By Leslie Siewert October 16, 2020

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

File photo of a truck and stock trailer on a Canadian roadway. (Ben185/iStock/Getty Images)

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Animal welfare activist dies outside Ontario pork plant

Protestor reportedly hit by transport truck

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 20, 2020

An animal welfare activist has died while attending what’s been described as a “vigil” outside a southern Ontario hog packing plant, as new provincial limits on such activity around livestock are set to take effect. Halton Regional Police Service reported receiving a call Friday morning that a person had been “struck by a transport truck” […] Read more

Aleri Swalwell received a buckle, ribbon, and $500 prize from Eric Dalke,  founder of the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition.

Heartland, News

Discover the power of social media – and use it

By Aleri Swalwell August 18, 2016

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

Alberta Canola Producers Commission is contributing $150,000 from checkoffs towards the making of the $1-million documentary.

Canola, News

Provincial canola commission donates $150,000 to GMO documentary

Commission chair says ‘something needs to be done’ to counter the attacks on genetic engineering by its critics 

By Jennifer Blair March 17, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes The ag industry’s answer to anti-GMO sentiment is nearly halfway to its funding goal, thanks to a sizable donation from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. The commission is putting $150,000 toward Know GMO, a feature-length documentary being produced by Agri-Trend CEO Rob Saik. “There’s been a demand among producers to do something as anti-GMO sentiment […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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