Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — Farmers who want to use social media should just be themselves. That was a main takeaway from a Jan. 17 social media panel discussion at AgDays in Brandon. The discussion, moderated by Filmore, Sask., grain farmer Sarah Leguee, featured three Canadian farmers with a serious social media game. Social media puts the […] Read more
Upping the farm’s social media game
Posting tips from farmers can put the farm in the right light online
Peace country resident turns tragedy into triumph with AEDs in schools
Project Brock has taught thousands of rural Albertans how to fight sudden cardiac arrest
Reading Time: 5 minutes [UPDATED: Aug. 24, 2023] Farmers and other rural residents face disadvantages when it comes to emergency services. Distance and logistics are two big factors, but they don’t end there. Just ask Kim Ruether. She lives on a farm near the Peace country town of Fairview and has made it a personal goal to get automated […] Read more
Alberta teen shares passion for agriculture through education
Free “content packs” delve into entomology, agronomy, plant and soil health
Reading Time: 3 minutes An Alberta farm kid is opening up the world of agriculture for other youths by distributing free learning kits. Luke Silinski, 17, grew up and lives on a farm in the Beiseker area. He has a passion for agriculture technology and wants to share it. Since 2021, Silinski has been distributing agricultural boxes that he […] Read more
Mobile unit rolls out to raise food awareness
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ag for Life has launched the Know Your Food trailer, an all-new mobile unit, an education delivery vehicle reaching members of the public, students and teachers through attendance at fairs, festivals, rodeos, stampedes and school visits across Alberta. For information on booking the trailer, visit knowyourfoodab.ca/bookings.
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