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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

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, March 09, 2009

Water Reform in Australia

Australia has experienced several long, severe droughts and has made many changes to their water management systems including water trading. What can Alberta learn from Australia's experiences.

Labels: Alberta, Australia, Canada, Change, Climate, farming, livestock, ranching, rangeland, resources, water, Water Reform

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Climate Change and Water Resources

How might climate change affect water resources in Southern Alberta

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Canada, Change, Climate, Ecology, education, ranching, rangeland, resources, water

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

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Fertilizer

Farmers today are feeling the pinch when it comes to input costs since fertilizer prices have risen dramatically in the past two years.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Biology, Canada, composting, Ecology, education, farming, feed lot, fertilizer, livestock, manure, ranch, ranching, rangeland

Saturday, January 24, 2009

ASPB Range Health and Ecology Workshop

The Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Range Health and Ecology Assessment Workshop held near Vauxhall, Alberta

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Biologist, Biology, Canada, Ecology, education, farming, ranch, ranching, rangeland, workshop

Monday, January 05, 2009

On Farm Food Safety Workshop

The Alberta Sheep and Wool Commission recently sponsored an On Farm Food Safety Workshop.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, farming, food, livestock, meat, ranch, ranching, safety, sheep, workshop

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Etzikom Museum

Volunteers in Etzikom turned their former high school into an extraordinary museum.

Labels: Alberta, Canada, education, Etzikom, farming, museum, ranching, school

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

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Waterton Park Front Project

The Waterton Park Front Project of the Nature Conservancy of Canada is on of the largest private land conservation initiatives in Canadian history.

Labels: Alberta, Canada, Conservancy, conservation, Ecology, education, Nature, ranching, rangeland, Waterton

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