Reading Time: 4 minutes They brought in the right ‘team’ and dusted off the ‘know-how’ to complete the first stage of harvest for the Growing with Horses project near Ponoka. Sharing the experience of what farming was like a century ago was a big reason why Ken and Verna Pohl came up with the unique take on the popular […] Read more

It’s been a very special year in Ponoka
The horse-powered era of farming has come back to life for Foodgrains Bank fundraiser

Minimize your road risk during harvest
Take a moment to review the hazards of taking farm equipment on public roads
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting program, 13 per cent of farm-related fatalities across Canada are traffic related, and most involved tractors. During the busy fall harvest season, farmers often travel long distances between fields, and this requires transporting equipment on public roads throughout rural Alberta. Farm equipment is oversized and slow compared to […] Read more