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.

Enjoy these photos of the Acadia Valley Equine Program.

We think that the last snowflake has fallen, so it is time once again to start thinking about the Farmer’s Market.

A study on cover crops and their uses by a University of Manitoba Ph.D. candidate could provide much-needed context and knowledge for the Prairies.

The following was brought to me by a subscriber. I promised that I would not publish his name, but I thought our readers might enjoy the read. This could pertain to young boys growing up anywhere in the prairies.

March brings warmer weather, a little mud (if you’re lucky), an awakening of gophers (if you’re less lucky), and the piano tuner.

February 20, 2021, saw the Big Country Agricultural Society host a very different beef expo when compared to previous events.
Despite restrictions, the day was very successful.

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. (“UFA”) approved a patronage dividend of $14.2 million to its membership at its virtual Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘self-care’?
A day of pampering at a spa? A facial or manicure?

What happens when someone retires but after a while finds retirement is somewhat dull? Kerry and Linda Lang from Cereal, Alberta, found themselves in this exact circumstance, but they found a solution.