Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada has developed public service messages to encourage the conversation on mental health in agriculture. The PSAs, bearing the tag Rooted in Strength, encourage producers to “make sure your well-being is a priority” and to check out resources available at domore.ag, the website of the Do More Ag Foundation, a mental health advocacy […] Read more
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More — but less severe — hailstorms this year
June was the busiest month for hail claims in Alberta but July had the worst ones, says hail insurers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta’s quiet storm activity resulted in below-average hail losses in the province this year. There was an early start to the hail season, with June 9, 14 and 25 being the top three storm dates — producing more than 100 claims and averaging more than $12,000 per claim. However, the most expensive storm dates were […] Read more
Alberta finishes first in national speaking competition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emmett Sawyer of Acme took top spot in the senior division of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition. Sawyer was the 4-H representative for the province at the public speaking competition held annually at Ontario’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair since 1985. Carmen White of Claresholm was the runner-up in the junior division, which was won by […] Read more
Government grants available for manure handling
Funding available for controlling run-off, relocating a storage site and other projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grants are available for producers wanting to reduce the environmental impact of livestock manure. There are three categories of grants available from the Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Producer program, which is part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, said Chris Ullmann, agri-environmental extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. One is Category B: Manure and […] Read more
Royalty comes to Edmonton’s Farmfair International
Princess Anne impressed by the scale of farming during her first visit to Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not every day that a princess drops by an Alberta farm show, but that was the case at this year’s Farmfair International. And Princess Anne was impressed by what she saw during her first visit to the province. “Alberta does provide an extraordinary backdrop to this international discussion about agriculture, food, and farming,” said […] Read more
We need to do more to attract women to agriculture
To gain their skills and passion, agriculture needs to tear down the barriers that stand in their way
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a gaping hole in agriculture that needs filling with young, vibrant souls. It is not only for farming, but for all linkages in the food chain. There are 60,000 to 124,000 jobs that need filling. We need women to farm, process, market, advance, innovate, research, manage and create in the food space. What […] Read more
Loop tracks set to revolutionize grain transport
If you never decouple the locomotive, you never lose braking pressure — and that’s huge
Reading Time: 5 minutes The loop-track/power-on grain terminals popping up throughout the Prairies are kind of like the marines — no rail car gets left behind. That’s one example of how these terminals improve efficiency in Canada’s grain transportation system, said Warren Stow, president of GrainsConnect Canada, whose company is currently building two such facilities in Vegreville and Huxley […] Read more
Drive Away Hunger food drive surpasses target
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada’s annual Drive Away Hunger initiative has provided more than 9.5 million meals for food banks and feeding programs nationwide. To mark the 15th anniversary of the program, teams drove tractors through various communities to collect food and donations for 15 days this fall. The effort in Alberta generated more than 570,000 meals. […] Read more
Stick with 4-H — and dream big, says scholarship winner
Reading Time: 3 minutes Emma Kaliel never dreamed that someday she’d be an engineer. And she’s not — not yet — but one day she will be, thanks in part to 4-H Canada. “I have a lot to thank 4-H for,” said Kaliel, a member of the Double Diamond 4-H Multi Club in Westlock County. “When you stick with […] Read more
Olds College gets funding boost for ag tech
Reading Time: < 1 minute Olds College is getting a boost for its Smart Ag Innovation Centre thanks to $500,000 in funding from UFA. The contribution, to be made over the next five years, will allow the college to create an ‘innovation lab’ in the centre. The lab will be “a dedicated technological hub on campus where students and faculty […] Read more
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