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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Chef Tour

The chef tour brings 136 chefs from 70 of the top restaurants in Calgary and Banff, Alberta together with producers in Southern Alberta.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Banff, beef, Calgary, Canada, chef, cooking, education, Environment, farm, food, harvest, herbs, meals, meat, plants, restaurant, safety

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

Thursday, April 09, 2009

When two or more groups require use of a limited resource such as water, there are bound to be conflicts. MaryLou Smith, Vice President of Aqua Engineering, Fort Collins, Colorado specializes in Water Conflict Resolution.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Canada, conservation, consultants, crop, Environment, farm, farming, rangeland, resources, water, Water Reform

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Carbon Trading 101 Workshop

Alberta's the first juristrisction in North America to implement a carbon offset trading system.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Canada, Carbon, Carbon trade, Change, Climate, workshop

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Water Agriculture & the Environment

Management of water resources has to set a balance between the needs of the environment and the economy.

Labels: agriculture, Alberta, Canada, Climate, Conservancy, conservation, Environment, farming, water, Water Reform