Reading Time: 4 minutes Gateway Research Organization (GRO) has begun hosting GRO-ing Women in Agriculture events exclusively for women in agriculture.
Alberta women GRO-ing the farm
Gateway Research creates a quarterly learning series for women in agriculture
Alberta and B.C. producers stand out at young farmer event
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer event recognizes excellence
Reading Time: 2 minutes Producers from Alberta and B.C. are among the winners of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (COYF) national event. Greg and Sarah Stamp of Enchant, Alberta and Brad and Travis Hopcott of Pitt Meadows, B.C. were chosen from seven regional farmers at the event, held in Laval, Quebec November 22 to 26. “Every year the regional finalists […] Read more
Lethbridge’s new trade centre in final finishing stage
Reading Time: < 1 minute After more than two years of construction, the 268,000-square-foot Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre is set to start hosting events in Lethbridge later this spring. “The Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre will drive tourism to our city, create opportunities for local businesses, give a place for the agriculture and agri-food industries to highlight their value […] Read more
Open Farm Days gears up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Registration is underway for Alberta Open Farm Days. Last year’s event attracted nearly 16,000 attendees with more than 110 host farms participating, and the event’s organizers say 92 per cent of them said they would participate again. They also note a wide range of operations have been part of the event, which takes place on […] Read more
Province’s ag societies bounce back in a big way
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta’s ag societies got back to business — and back on their feet — last year. “Generally what we’ve heard is that 2022 went very, very well,” said Tim Carson, CEO of the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies. “There was some excellent programming provided by agricultural societies in their local communities that were very well […] Read more
Pork seminar back in Banff, and in person
Reading Time: < 1 minute The next edition of the Banff Pork Seminar will be an in-person event. However, presentations will be recorded so attendees of the Jan. 10-12 conference can view them online afterward. “This is one way delegates can be sure they get every bit of information from these industry leading presenters,” said Ashley Steeple, coordinator of the […] Read more
Covid precaution sees one event cancelled, another go virtual
Reading Time: < 1 minute Citing “the risk of a fifth wave,” organizers have cancelled FarmTech for a second year. “With the recent announcement made by the Alberta government’s ongoing work to protect Albertans from COVID-19 and the possibility of increased cases and transmissions this winter, we made the difficult decision to postpone FarmTech 2022,” said Janine Paly, chair of […] Read more
In-person events are back this winter
Done with Zoom? It won’t be exactly like the old days but there’s a full slate of meetings this winter
Reading Time: 3 minutes It may not quite be business as usual, but after nearly two years of mostly virtual meetings, it’s a welcome change. “One of the things people are most looking forward to is getting to gather and see people face to face as opposed to over a Zoom call,” said Megan Evans, marketing and events manager […] Read more
Stuck on the farm doesn’t mean getting stuck in a rut
Online conferences definitely have drawbacks, but farmers still need to ‘stay ahead of the game’
Reading Time: 5 minutes Most every winter, Alberta farmers find themselves hitting the highways to get the latest and greatest in learning at farm conferences and meetings. This year, though, they’re covering that ground on the information superhighway instead. “Normally as a farmer, I’m attending events in the summer and wintertime, and this year, I didn’t get to experience […] Read more
Alberta Beef Industry Conference cancelled
Reading Time: < 1 minute Organizers of the Alberta Beef Industry Conference have “made the difficult decision to postpone its annual in-person event until March 2022 given the uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic has created.” The 17-year-old event is one of the country’s largest beef conventions and trade shows. The decision to cancel it “did not come lightly” but the safety […] Read more
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