Between drought, supply chain issues, and global unease surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the last couple of years on the agricultural front have been like a wild rollercoaster – the kind that people regret getting on in the first place.

Every once in a while, a series is released that seems to really capture the imaginations of people far and wide. Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Vikings, The Sopranos and Stranger Things are just a few that come to mind…

Prairie Wind Milling will be building a new seed cleaning facility in Oyen. Owners of Prairie Wind Milling, Jason Lake and Jarrod Kuhn, purchased the Acadia Seed Cleaning plant in September of 2021.

CARA staff are busy preparing reports and planning for the coming growing season. We are also looking for ways to improve the contributions from Mother Nature but so far haven’t come up with anything we can report with confidence.

Canada’s leading renewable energy developer, Greengate Power Corporation is introducing the Jurassic Solar+ Project.

This year marks the 20th year of the Ashley Good Memorial Fund Youth Show at the Beef Expo in Oyen. Ashley’s parents, Don and Mindy Good, have been the driving force…

When you hear about ground school, flight manoeuvres and acquiring a pilot’s certificate, one usually assumes these are referring to planes.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Crossroads Beef Expo! The show gets underway on Saturday, February 19th at 10:00 a.m. at the Crossroads Centre in Oyen.

The Oyen Vet Clinic, located in the southwest corner of Oyen, has been providing an essential service to the community of Oyen since 1984.

For farmers gearing up for the 2022 crop year, Five Seeds Seed Cleaning in Eatonia is available to help.

Carlton Trail College, Cumberland College, Great Plains College and Parkland College are pleased to announce a new partnership that will allow each institution to deliver the Agricultural Science Certificate program to students within their respective regions.

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.