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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Farm Sitters

What do farmers do when they want to take a holiday, vacation or need some extra help? Call for a Farm Sitter.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Canada, cattle, consultants, crop, farm, farm sitter, farm sitting, farming, harvest, livestock, ranch, ranching, tourism

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Soil Foodweb Canada

SOIL FOODWEB, located in Vulcan,
Alberta is one of 8 labs worldwide
measuring the biology in soil and
promoting the soil foodweb approach
to growing plants commercially
anywhere.

Labels: agriculture, agrology, Alberta, Biologist, Biology, Canada, cattle, crop, education, Environment, farm, farming, plants, ranching, rangeland, resources, school, soil, Vulcan, workshop

Sustainable Soil Solutions

Starting with healthy soil goes a long way in ensuring a good harvest in the fall.

Labels: agriculture, agrology, agronomists, Alberta, Biologist, Biology, Canada, cattle, composting, consultants, farm, farming, fertilizer, food, harvest, plants, rangeland, soil, water

Saturday, May 09, 2009

Ag Safety Week

This years Ag Safety Week theme was about personal protective equipment. The Alberta farm Safety Centre interviewed one family who found out first hand the value of safety equipment.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Alberta farm Safety Centre, Canada, cattle, crop, farm, farming, ranch, ranching, safety, safety equipment

Monday, February 16, 2009

ALberta Beef Producers

The Alberta Beef Producers organization began in 1969 and its purpose is to represent the collective interests of those who raise cattle.

Labels: Alberta, beef, Canada, cattle, livestock, ranch, ranching, rangeland

Friday, October 31, 2008

Knapweed Rodeo

Spotted Knapweed is one of several invasive species of weeds that are finding there way into Alberta. It's effects can be devastating to rangeland.

Labels: Alberta, Canada, cattle, Conservancy, conservation, crop, education, farming, invasive, Knapweed, plants, ranching, rangeland, resources, Waterton, weeds

Monday, June 30, 2008

Video and satellite cattle sales have been around for many years now. Recently many pure bred cattle breeders are holding their auction sales from a DVD on the ranch rather than shipping the animals to a auction.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Auction, Bulls, Canada, cattle, DVD, livestock, ranch, ranching, rangeland, video