Agriculture

Erskine 4-H news

The Erskine 4-H Beef Club is up and running again with 20 members.

  • Dec 31, 2014

Donalda cattle farm earns Animal Welfare Approved certification

Beef farmer Lawrence Hollings is at the forefront of what he said is a major shift in the way North Americans think about their food.

Donalda’s Curtis Cassidy wowed the audience at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this Monday

Cassidy wows Las Vegas with 3.3 second time

Donalda’s Curtis Cassidy won big at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this past Monday, Dec. 8, after wrestling a steer in 3.3 seconds.

Donalda’s Curtis Cassidy wowed the audience at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this Monday

New executive at Byemoor 4-H Beef Club

Hi, my name is Rachel Yates and I am the new Byemoor 4-H Beef club reporter.

  • Nov 12, 2014

Farmers of North America unsuccessfully bid to acquire CWB

A bid by the Farmers of North America (FNA) to acquire the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has been rejected by the formerly farmer-operated

  • Nov 5, 2014

Canada-EU trade agreement opens controversy across country’s ag industry

Canada officially set in place a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) at a summit in September and since then, there have

  • Nov 5, 2014

New research debunks Canadians’ misconceptions

Majority of farmers adopting new & innovative technologies; almost half plan to expand operations

  • Nov 5, 2014
Dustin Grams

4-Hers trek to Ponoka for horsemanship training

Stettler area 4-Hers made the one hour trek to Ponoka to get some fundamental horsemanship training at the Calnash Ag Event Centre

  • Oct 22, 2014
Dustin Grams
The Stettler Community Gardens have continued to prosper and grow since their establishment in 2010.

Green and growing: community gardens mark another prosperous year

Over the past season, Rob Spencer said he saw more than just plants growing in Stettler Community Gardens.

The Stettler Community Gardens have continued to prosper and grow since their establishment in 2010.
Farmers have been busy harvesting their canola crop.

Early snow will impact county farmers

When farmers woke up in early September and saw sleet and snow coming down, it wasn’t a pleasant moment.

Farmers have been busy harvesting their canola crop.
Rob Spencer and Grace Fix of the Heartland Beautification Committee hold up seeds

Seeds and produce up for grabs at HBC event

It may have had a small start, but organizers of a new fall event hope they’re sowing the seeds for bigger and better things

Rob Spencer and Grace Fix of the Heartland Beautification Committee hold up seeds
Oink Oink! - Battle Boar Farm’s newest batch of piglets enjoy a sunny summer day in the swine paddock north of Castor. The pigs

Putting quality over quantity — A family’s adventures in pig-raising

Growing up on a farm, Jesse Connon grew to expect a certain standard in the food he ate.

Oink Oink! - Battle Boar Farm’s newest batch of piglets enjoy a sunny summer day in the swine paddock north of Castor. The pigs
Alpacas huddle close together as they feed on hay at Murray and Karen Wahlund’s farm west of Stettler on Oct. 1.

Alpacas: Critters with character

Ask Karen Wahlund what the appeal of raising alpacas is, and she’ll tell you in one word: personality.

Alpacas huddle close together as they feed on hay at Murray and Karen Wahlund’s farm west of Stettler on Oct. 1.

New 4-H club would focus on dogs, horses

Young equine and canine enthusiasts in the Stettler district may soon have a new 4-H club to call their own.

County on the hunt for clubroot-infested fields

It was only two years ago that Stettler County went from a clubroot-free county to a county afflicted with the soil-borne disease

Members of the Stettler Gymkhana Club pose for a group photo following their final meet of the year at the exhibition grounds on Saturday

Gymkhana club presents awards at season’s end

Gymkhana riders in Stettler ended their first season with a third and final meet at the exhibition grounds on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Members of the Stettler Gymkhana Club pose for a group photo following their final meet of the year at the exhibition grounds on Saturday

Farmers back at harvest, waiting to see damage from snow, rain

When Derwin Massey looked outside at the unseasonably early snow storm last week he couldn’t help but feel his spirits sink.

Amara McAdam

Steel Wheel rolls on for another successful year

The sixth annual Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede gave locals and visitors plenty of reasons to stand up

Amara McAdam
Botha-area resident Darrell Cholach

Hall of Famer named Steel Wheel Parade Marshal

Three-time Canadian Rodeo Champion and hall of famer Darrell Cholach has been named the 2014 Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede

Botha-area resident Darrell Cholach
Virginia

Donkey and mule show brings together fans from western Canada

The horse is the prime equine animal in the western culture and anyone who might try to dispute that will probably raise many eyebrows.

Virginia