The first of three Crossroads Winter Team Ropings is in the books, and what a successful day it was! There were 166 teams in the #11 and 111 teams in the #7.

When I was creating our holiday cards, I came across a slogan on a template that I couldn’t get out of my head: “What a year.”

Nate Horner was sworn in as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development on November 5th, 2021.

Alberta’s crop producers have shown resiliency and determination despite extremely dry conditions as a result of recording-setting heat throughout the summer months.

Researchers at the University of Manitoba (UM) have shared the results from the 2020 Prairie Cover Crop Survey which capture a snapshot of the use and grower observations of this new practice.

Part of what I love about ranch life is the rhythm of seasons. We start out with calving, then move to pairing out for pastures and breeding, and before you know it, fall arrives and we’re looking at weaning and spending a few days (or weeks?) in a corral somewhere.

If you want to know anything about farming, you can have all your questions answered from the comfort of your home. Just check out Facebook videos entitled “Learning About Ag with Mady”.

Cattle producers in Acadia Valley, Alberta, have received hay for their livestock from an unlikely source, Bryce Rashleigh, a farmer in Saanichton, BC. Bryce found himself with a mountain of hay in 2020 that had nowhere to go.

It’s hard to think about much else right now other than the dry conditions that so many of us are faced with. Across much of the Prairie Provinces and the Northern Great Plains, farmers and ranchers are dealing with drought, water shortages, and pests.

The crew at Janiel Enterprises and Sweetheart Pollinators are busy harvesting honey in their honey plant. Six staff members spend six days a week from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday hard at work.

A once popular high-protein legume crop with potential to make farming more environmentally sustainable is poised for reinvigorated popularity, thanks to an international research team, including plant geneticists from University of Saskatchewan (USask).

I recently posted a few photos of our kids and their horses roping, loping, and grinning. I included a caption about how horses bring another welcome set of eyes and another brain into a situation to help riders tackle whatever job they might be working on.

On Monday, June 14, motorists driving by the Kindersley & District Plains Museum may have been surprised to see a team of four horses pulling a hoe drill around a nine-acre piece of land.

Does your rural community have a project that needs a financial jab?

The East Sounding Creek 4H club is busy finalizing plans for the Hanna district’s annual show and sale which will be held on June 12th for the market steers.

CALGARY – Following a year of unprecedented circumstances, BMO Bank of Montreal and the Calgary Stampede are proud to belatedly recognize the southern Alberta farm families who received 2020 BMO Farm Family Awards.

According to a South Central High School (SCHS) Facebook post, Prairie Rose Public Schools in the north (including SCHS and New Brigden) are looking at developing a program that would allow students the opportunity to learn and train in different rodeo events.

You probably heard an adage that says, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” meaning don’t put all your effort into doing one thing. At Anchor of Hope Ranch near Eatonia, Lynne Crossman gathers eggs in a basket and has a lot of other projects going on.

If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you. It’s a familiar sentiment that stirs feelings of pride and heritage in most farmers and ranchers. It takes an ironic twist though, when we discover - and subsequently have to deal with – the valuable, worthless, and downright weird artifacts and…

The sun isn’t up yet, there is still frost on the windows. The town is quiet, dark, and there is only a handful of vehicles on the streets. The clock in the truck says 5:30. At North West Terminal Bart Brown already has a half hour of work in. He is in his happy place.