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Annual Youth Farm Safety Day taking place this month to promote safety in agriculture
Students are set to get a taste of farm life and what it takes to keep a farm ...
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Agriculture for Life travels across the province delivering students ag education
Agriculture for Life is helping connect people, particularly youth, to where their food comes from, building awareness and ...
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Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project now underway
The Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project is underway for its 31st year in Lacombe County. As part of ...
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Olds College researcher develops soil analysis tool
Dr. Semeton Amosu, research with the Environmental Stewardship team at the Olds College Centre for Innovation, has developed ...
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Minister of Agriculture discusses importance of women in ag
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson issued a statement about the International Year of the Woman Farmer. ...
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Red Deer, Red Deer County students learn about modern agriculture
Grade 5 students from Red Deer and Red Deer County learned about modern agriculture at the inaugural Discover ...
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Aggie Days on now for families to learn about where their food is from
Aggie Days at the Calgary Stampede is just wrapping up its school days, and will be welcoming families ...
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A low-cost moisture sensor in the making for Alberta farmers
A Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) capstone team, in collaboration with Farming Forward, has set out to ...
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Stettler’s Cooper and Manitoba’s King strike gold as spring rodeo season kicks off
Rodeo season is underway, and local competitors are already making moves. Stettler’s Beau Cooper took top money in ...
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U of C’s diagnostic unit providing great benefits to producers
The University of Calgary’s Diagnostic Services Unit (DSU) is providing great benefits to livestock producers through its latest ...
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Christy Creek Honey recognized for its agritourism experience
Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association (AFFPA) has named Christy Creek Honey as the winner of the Farm of ...
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Discover Ag comes to Red Deer for educational agriculture experience
The first ever Discover Ag event is taking place at Red Deer’s Westerner Park later this month, teaching ...
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Ponoka Community Growing Project secures land for 2026 harvest
Organizers with the Ponoka Community Growing Project are thrilled to have secured land for this year’s growing season. ...
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Farrier students at Olds College receive hands-on learning at inudstry clinic
Nine students in Olds College of Agriculture & Technology’s Farrier Science Program attended the Western Canadian Farriers Association (WCFA) ...
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Farming Forward launches new goat grazing project for brush management
Farming Forward will be launching a new goat grazing project this season to control brush. Funded by the ...
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Federal government lifts strychnine ban temporarily for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Farmers across the prairies will have another tool at their disposal for the control of Richardson’s ground squirrels, ...
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Alberta’s vets get a boost to encourage vet students to work and stay in Alberta
A new program, which was announced earlier this month, will encourage veterinary students to work and stay in ...
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A busy spring and summer ahead for Alberta 4-H youth
The next few months are busy ones for youth involved with Alberta 4-H, with a wide range of ...
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Stettler County Fair attendance jumps as Ag Society narrows deficit
The Stettler and District Agricultural Society had a busy 2025. According to documents for the society’s annual general ...
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Jackie Rae Greening is AFSC’s Notable Lifetime Achiever recipient
Jackie Rae Greening was recognized as this year’s Notable Lifetime Achiever recipient at AFSC’s Women in Ag Awards ...
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Siwin secures major Agri-Processing Tax Credit
Alberta’s Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit (APITC) continues to attract large-scale investment in the agri-food sector and builds on ...
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Olds College holding its second Academic Research Showcase
Olds College students and faculty will showcase their research on various agricultural topics on Mar. 27. The college ...
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Introducing kids to the sport of rodeo and agriculture through CFR school visits
Every year cowboys and cowgirls with the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) go into classrooms to read to kids, ...
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Alberta Milk reaches goal of $15,000 through Shots for Kids with YESS
Alberta Milk is taking part once again to give back to Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS) through ...
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Farm groups and municipalities pressuring feds to reverse agricultural research cuts
Farm groups and municipalities are pressing the federal government to reverse or put on hold decisions to close ...