Reading Time: < 1 minute This year’s Farmfair International features several new attractions: Canadian Trick Riding Competition (Nov. 11, 4:30 p.m., Hall D): Held in conjunction with the Canadian Trick Riders Association, this event will feature participation from preteens, teens and adults. “It will be a very exciting, fast-paced competition,” said Suzanne Bielert, event manager with Northlands. Small Ruminant Day […] Read more
What’s new at Farmfair this year
Farmfair International showcases Canadian cattle to the world
The inbound buyer program is at the heart of a growing global focus for the Edmonton ag show
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year for the past 30 years, Roger Peters of Red Deer has made the trek to Edmonton in November to promote his export company, Peterosa Exports, to an international audience at Farmfair International. This year will be no exception. For Peters, who specializes in selling to the Mexican market, the reasons are simple. “It’s […] Read more
Agribition and hotel association partner to construct International Trade Centre
Regina/Saskatchewan – The Regina Hotel Association (RHA) and Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) announced $4 million in funding towards the construction of the International Trade Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. The total cost of the 150,000 square foot facility is estimated at $37 million. The RHA will invest $3 million from its Destination Marketing […] Read more
Teamwork at the Canadian Supreme
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Supreme wrapped up another successful show at Red Deer’s Westerner Park last weekend, with more than 600 entries and $400,000 in prize money being handed out. The event celebrates the working cow horse, with competitions in three categories: cutting, cow horse, and reining. Pictured above is John Thomas of Spruce Grove, riding Dual Smart […] Read more
Open Farm Days: This is how you connect with consumers
Yes, there were questions about GMOs and hormones in meat, but the farm visitors were just ‘amazed’ by what they saw and learned
Reading Time: 4 minutes As farm leaders, Humphrey Banack and Kent Erickson are well aware that consumers are increasingly critical about how their food is produced. So they were expecting tough questions when they put up the ‘Come On In’ sign for this year’s edition of Alberta Open Farm Days. But that’s not what happened. “They were amazed at […] Read more
Want to be part of Open Farm Days? Here’s some tips
Show the link between farm and fork, line up the equipment in the yard, and take people’s breath away by talking technology
Reading Time: 2 minutes Organizers of Alberta Open Farm Days are always looking for more farm families to participate. But what can you offer visitors if you have, as Kent Erickson puts it, a “boring old conventional grain farm” or ranch? Here are some of the things conventional producers did this year. Terry Banack created a display using common […] Read more
4-H Alberta needs your help for 2017 centennial event
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s a big celebration and 4-H Alberta is looking for help. The Western Regional Leaders’ Forum will be held in Edmonton on March 16-17, 2017, as part of 4-H Alberta’s centennial celebrations. “While this conference may seem a long ways away, it really isn’t,” said Fadeke Adegbuyi, 4-H communications and marketing assistant with Alberta Agriculture […] Read more
Big numbers for charity golf tourney
Reading Time: < 1 minute Eleven hundred golfers, nearly 500 sponsors, and 25 years add up to more than $1.8 million raised for charities and organizations in the Lethbridge and surrounding communities. The latest Richardson Charity Golf Classic, held earlier this month, again brought together Richardson International Limited’s suppliers and partners from across North America to raise funds for charities […] Read more
Police rodeo is a wild and wacky affair
Reading Time: 3 minutes Const. Sean LaBrie just laughs when it’s suggested the Calgary Police Rodeo is arguably the most amateur rodeo in existence. “That would be about right,” said LaBrie, the rodeo association’s vice-president. “It’s pretty strange. For 99 per cent of the guys who are participating, this is the only rodeo stuff they do all year. It’s […] Read more
The classic part? All of the friends you make at the dairy show
Alberta hosted the Western Canadian Classic Junior Dairy Show and, as usual, a whole batch of special memories was made
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting experience in the dairy showing world at a young age can open all sorts of doors. The 31st edition of the Western Canadian Classic (WCC) Junior Dairy Show brought 100 participants between the ages of 12 and 21 to Westerner Park in Red Deer for five days of activities. Naturally, the event included showing […] Read more
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