Reading Time: 3 minutes I can’t remember when I first heard the song “I am woman” by Helen Reddy, but it was in the basement of my parents’ house, where I would play my mom’s old 45s on a portable record player she’d had since her teens. I remember liking the singer’s voice but didn’t really understand the song. […] Read more
Opinion: For women in agriculture, opportunities abound
Mentorship program the latest enhancement for a sector that’s opened its doors to women
Research mentorship ‘fills in the gaps’ between science and ag
Industry mentors and mentees learn from each other
Reading Time: 6 minutes Primary producers and agriculture researchers have a shared goal: to find the best and most profitable ways to produce crops and livestock. So why does it often seem the two groups speak different languages? More than ever, science is becoming part of the language of agriculture, but a lot gets lost in translation. Since 2014, […] Read more
New mentorship program targets young grain farmers
National wheat grower group looks to inject youth into the board
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wheat Growers Association is looking for young farmers who want to know more about agricultural policy objectives. “This is a great opportunity for young farmers to learn the effects different policies like transportation, trade, and environment have on their farm,” said Kaitlyn Kitzan, the association’s treasurer and director for Saskatchewan. Kitzan, 24, is a […] Read more
Beef mentorship program a quiet success
Eight years on, a unique program connecting ranches and research labs proves its worth
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s been a parade of PhDs, a cavalcade of scholars, an array of academics. Call it what you will, but the number of researchers who have gone through an innovative mentorship program started as a one-year pilot eight years ago is well into the double digits. The tally is now up to three dozen on […] Read more
Next group of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders selected
Reading Time: < 1 minute They were chosen via a virtual selection process, but the next group of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders mentorship program will hopefully get to spend more of their program year in the everyday world. The 16 finalists in the program are paired with a leader from the beef sector and also given $2,000 to travel and attend […] Read more
Future Leaders program now open
Application deadline is April 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute Applications are now open for the next edition of the AdvancingAg Future Leaders program. The program is aimed at helping farmers and ag professionals aged 18 to 35 develop leadership skills. It matches young people with a mentor from the cropping sector, who has “an eagerness to share your expertise and experiences.” During the year-long […] Read more
Feds pondering more self-reliance in Canada’s food
'Even if we are already in a good position, we can always do better,' Bibeau says
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is looking for ways to make Canada’s food supply more autonomous. In an interview Thursday, Bibeau pointed to her minority Liberal government’s pledge in the throne speech to further support the food value chain. That could mean a review of food infrastructure across the country, according to Bibeau. Specifics aren’t yet […] Read more
Cattle ranchers paired up with researchers in mentorship program
Pair of Lethbridge scientists matched with cow-calf producers from Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two AgCanada researchers in Lethbridge — a soil microbial ecologist and an expert in greenhouse gas emissions — are among the six scientists selected for a mentorship program put on by the Beef Cattle Research Council. The program pairs the researchers with innovative cattle producers and industry professionals — many from Alberta — for a one-year […] Read more
New set of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders chosen
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seven Albertans are among the 16 finalists chosen for the 2020-21 edition of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Mentorship Program. The seven Albertans are Aydon Almberg (Czar), Iva Harberg (Hay Lakes), Claye Harsany (High River), Dave Slingerland (Coaldale), Mackenzie Argent (Cremona), Katie-Jo Stehr (Lethbridge) and Kaylee Chizawsky (Edmonton). They were chosen from 24 semi-finalists from across the […] Read more
Ten Albertans chosen as CYL semi-finalists
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ten Albertans have made the short list for the 2020-21 edition of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Mentorship Program. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association program pairs participants with a mentor in their specific area of interest in the beef industry and provides networking and travel opportunities tailored for personal and professional growth. More than 50 young people, […] Read more
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