March 12-18 is Canada's Ag Safety Week. This year's theme is Be an AgSafe Family. Being a 5th generation farm and having a family ourselves, needless to say, we do a lot of farming activities together as a family. Wether it be during seeding, harvest, working cattle, or just out on the range, the kids are always with either my husband or myself. Here are some tips we use on our farm to keep our … [Read more...]
Being a Woman in Agriculture
In honour of International Women's Day, I wanted to share with my readers about my journey as a woman in agriculture. I was fortunate to grow up on a farm. I remember as a very young child, my dad taking me in the tractor to farm, working in the hog barns with him, holding baby pigs while he doctored them and giving them snuggles when they needed ;) I accredit my dad for really laying the … [Read more...]
Faces of Ag–December 2016
Thank you everyone for making my first edition of my blog series "Faces of Ag" so well received! I was hoping to get this edition out a few days sooner, but pleasant weather had me finishing up fencing on the farm. Now the thermometer has dipped pretty low, so it's a great time to stay indoors and do a little big of blogging. So without further ado, let me introduce you to the December Face of … [Read more...]
It’s FarmFair Time!
It’s that time of year, Edmonton—polish your boots and put on your jeans—it’s time for FarmFair and the Canadian Finals Rodeo. For over 40 years, FarmFair has been held at Northlands in Edmonton and is one of Canada’s premier agricultural events. It is a great place for people to go who are looking to connect with agriculture. Being able to go to events like FarmFair is important for the … [Read more...]
Faces of Ag-November 2016
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm going to be doing a series on my blog once a month called, "Faces of Ag." The whole purpose of this is to spotlight other people out there doing great things promoting agriculture. You may or may not be familiar with the people I feature. My first "Face of Ag" is Rob Sharkey. Rob is from Illinois. He grew up a farm kid and is the 5th generation on his … [Read more...]
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