Central Alberta Forage and Livestock Association, Regenerative Alberta Living Lab, and 4 Clover Ranch will host “Grazing Across Continents” at Arbutus Community Hall in Clearwater County.

The event features presentations, peer discussions, and a field tour with Australian grazers, focusing on regenerative grazing practices and international collaboration.

Coffee and registration begin at 9:30 AM, with lunch included and an optional BBQ supper to follow.

Beaver biology, ecosystem benefits, and coexistence strategies have been covered in previous workshops, so this year’s events will examine beaver relocation as another tool to promote watershed health and climate resiliency.

Specifically, the presentation will review how beaver relocations occur in other jurisdictions and the biological, regulatory, and social conditions that must precede beaver relocation into an area. Expect some ‘beaver banter’ time to discuss considerations in a working landscape and to recruit interest from landowners of potential recipient sites.

These are free events, but registration is requested.

Start your morning with a free breakfast and a hands-on look at weeds in the field with Farming Forward.

At this Story of the Weeds plot tour, you’ll learn how to identify common and emerging weeds, explore control strategies, and ask your toughest questions during a Q&A session with our weed specialist. Whether you’re dealing with hawkweed, thistles, or other problem plants, this session will give you real-world tools you can apply right away.

You’ll also hear updates in the classroom on a thistle rust fungus project—a biological control option for Canada thistle.

After breakfast and a short classroom session, head into the field to tour 2025 weed suppression trial comparing several approaches to weed control on Dark Grey Chernozemic soils.

Walk through the first 2 chapters of your EFP workbook with the help of an EFP Technician. Join us for this interactive virtual workshop! Registration required. You may want to joining the workshop on one device, and having a separate device to complete your EFP workbook on.

Join Peace Country Beef and Forage Association in the field to explore which perennial grasses, legumes, and mixes perform best in Peace region soils and what that means for your operation.

Founded in 1993, BBQ on the Bow was created to jointly promote “southern BBQ” and Alberta agricultural products (pork, beef and chicken). Now in it’s 31st year the event has endured everything mother nature has had to throw at it and has evolved from a small competition with a  handful of teams to one of Canada’s premier competitions with over 35 teams competing annually.

It is becoming increasingly important to have an active Environmental Farm Plan (EFP). Take advantage of this workshop to get in person help to start a new EFP or renew an expired one.

Walkthroughs of Chapters 1&2 will take place at 9:00am and 1pm. You must register ahead of time for this workshop.

Beaver biology, ecosystem benefits, and coexistence strategies have been covered in previous workshops, so this year’s events will examine beaver relocation as another tool to promote watershed health and climate resiliency.

Specifically, the presentation will review how beaver relocations occur in other jurisdictions and the biological, regulatory, and social conditions that must precede beaver relocation into an area. Expect some ‘beaver banter’ time to discuss considerations in a working landscape and to recruit interest from landowners of potential recipient sites.

These are free events, but registration is requested.

It is becoming increasingly important to have an active Environmental Farm Plan (EFP). Take advantage of this workshop to get in person help to start a new EFP or renew an expired one. Walkthroughs of Chapters 1&2 will take place at 9:00am and 1pm. You MUST register ahead of time for this workshop. Please call or text Chelsea at 780-284-9975 for more info or to sign up. Deadline to register is Sept 1, 2025.

Join Farming Forward for a field-side breakfast and a hands-on tour of drought resilience demonstration plots in Brazeau County!

This engaging morning event is designed for farmers, ranchers, and land stewards interested in soil health, forage productivity, and practical strategies for building resilience to drought.

Get your boots on the ground and dig into a live research site where they’re testing four drought-tolerant forage species under two seeding methods—broadcast vs. no-till drill. Explore early findings from this project designed to evaluate:

• Water infiltration & soil compaction
• Plant performance and forage quality
• Soil health across dark grey Chernozemic soils
• Weed suppression

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

Join the Peace Country Beef and Forage Association for their annual Cattle Market Evening. This event offers an opportunity to connect with fellow producers and gain valuable insights from industry experts regarding current marketing trends and projections. Attendees will benefit from a producer panel that will explore various beef sale formats, and a brief presentation providing practical advice on how to effectively prepare cattle for market, particularly in times of feed scarcity.

Registration Required

The CCA Semi-Annual Meeting brings together producers and industry affiliates for networking, entertainment, information sessions and policy setting.

The 2025 CCA Semi-Annual Meeting will take place September 8-11 in Levis, QC.

Semi-Annual Meeting Schedule

• Monday, September 8
  Quebec cattle industry tour (optional)
  Click here to register
• Tuesday, September 9
  1:00 p.m. Environment Committee Meeting & Food Policy Committee Meeting
  5:30 p.m. Canadian Cattle Youth Council Meeting
• Wednesday, September 10
  7:30 a.m. Domestic Agriculture Committee Meeting
  1:00 p.m. Foreign Trade Committee Meeting & Animal Health & Care Committee Meeting
  5:30 p.m. Town Hall and Award Banquet
• Thursday, September 11
  7:00 a.m. CCA Board Members’ Meeting

For three days each September, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show transforms the site in Woodstock, Ontario into a 100-acre+ showcase of live demonstrations featuring ag equipment, a variety of crops, livestock products and much more.

For over 30 years, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show has been bringing together visitors and exhibitors from across Canada and beyond, to show everything from the biggest tractors to the smartest ways to manage your crops.

Each year, over 36,000 people and more than 650 exhibitors are excited to attend Ontario’s largest outdoor farm show – an experience where the latest in agricultural technology comes to life in the field.

Walk through the first 2 chapters of your Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) workbook with the help of an EFP Technician. Join Alberta EFP for this interactive virtual workshop. Registration required. You may want to join the workshop on one device, and have a separate device to complete your EFP workbook on.

The Original Grazing School for Women is excited to host an interactive workshop where women from across Northeast Alberta have the opportunity to learn about cattle health, management and calving in a safe, receptive environment. This event was created by farm women for farm women to provide opportunities to develop skills, ask questions and learn with other like-minded women. There’s an experienced speaker lineup highlighting how to make your farm more sustainable, exploring cattle nutrition, succession planning, fall grazing, and water source management.

Enjoy an evening of learning about trees, shrubs, and shelterbelts!

• Gareth Swinnerton will start the evening presenting on choosing tree species and what to consider when planting and caring for trees in the fall. Gareth is the supervisor of Urban Forestry and Horticulture with Strathcona County.
• Winston Gamache (Agroforestry Specialist with the Agroforestry Woodlot Extension Society) will be the second speaker. He will discuss planning, planting, and caring for shelterbelts.

A light supper will be provided for registrants.

On September 17, 2025, Farming Forward will host “What a Waste — Managing On-Farm Carcasses, Wildlife Conflict & Plastic Waste” at the Blue Ridge & District Community League.

This free hybrid seminar will provide farms and ranchers with practical tools and insights on carcass disposal, farm plastics, and wildlife conflict, featuring expert presentations and a producer panel.

Coffee and networking begin at 9:30 AM, with registration required for both in-person and online attendance.

This year has been impacted with tariffs and global uncertainty. Join the FCC Economics team for this virtual event where they’ll review the current economic and financial variables important for farm operations, food and beverage processors and agribusinesses for 2025. Learn insights of what to expect going forward and have your questions answered.

Speakers

• J.P. Gervais, FCC Executive VP and Chief Economist
• Desmond Sobool, Deputy Chief Economist

Walk through the first 2 chapters of your Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) workbook with the help of an EFP Technician. Join Alberta EFP for this interactive virtual workshop. Registration required. You may want to join the workshop on one device, and have a separate device to complete your EFP workbook on.

The event at Mt. Sentinel Ranch on September 23 and 24, 2025, in Chain Lakes, Alberta, will cover foundational theory on proper stockmanship, teaching cattle to take pressure, and gathering in pastures.

It will feature hands-on learning sessions and presentations by Jordie Waters. For more information, contact Kayla at Foothills Forage and Grazing Association.

Join the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in Toronto for the 2025 Annual General Meeting focusing on “Collaboration and Learning in a Complex Era of Sustainability.”

The CRSB’s annual business meeting and conference sessions will be held on Tuesday, September 23, followed by a reception sponsored by Canada Beef. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, join the “Maple Leaf Beef Tour” as we tour a variety of farms around the areas.

The event will be hosted in collaboration with the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), which will be hosting a Beef Sustainability Communicator’s Summit on Thursday, Sept. 25 and a Board meeting on September 26.

On September 25, 2025, Do More Agriculture will host “Field of Mind: Supporting Men’s Mental Well-Being” from 12:00 – 1:00 PM as a free online fireside chat.

The event will feature real-life stories, practical tools, and a Q&A session focused on mental health challenges faced by men in agriculture.

Participants can join via Zoom to listen, share, and connect in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

The event will feature expert presentations on topics such as drought resilience, grazing strategies, precision ranching, and virtual ranching.

Speakers include Barry Irving, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Edward Bork, and more.

Registration is required, and attendees will gain insights into how research is shaping practical, on-the-ground rangeland management.

Join Do More Ag for an engaging fireside chat where men in agriculture come together to share real-life experiences, exchange valuable tips, foster meaningful connections, and support one another. Whether you’re eager to contribute to the conversation or prefer to sit back and listen, this is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen the agricultural community.

Talk Ask Listen, developed by The Do More Ag Foundation, is an interactive workshop. It is designed to foster and support people across agricultural communities, from producers right through industry and community, to increase mental health knowledge, become comfortable with mental health conversations, and learn how to take action. Talk Ask Listen helps participants to build skillsets and knowledge; it is not therapy. These workshops help communities, business and industry, and farms cultivate a culture of well-being. Talk Ask Listen has been delivered to over 2,500 participants since the program’s inception.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for a free, full-day event for farmers under 40 to have fun and explore the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level.

Topics include transition planning, business management, mental health and more.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for a free, full-day event for farmers under 40 to have fun and explore the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level.

Topics include transition planning, business management, mental health and more.

The Alberta Beef Producers’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held alongside the Alberta Beef Industry Conference. The AGM brings together beef producers, delegates, industry representatives, and government officials. ABP delegates discuss pressing issues, review financials, elect board members, and vote on resolutions that shape the future of the industry.

ABP’s AGM is free to attend though registration is required (stay tuned for those details).

Those looking to also take in the Alberta Beef Industry Conference need to register separately.

The Alberta Beef Industry Conference is one of Canada’s largest beef convention and tradeshows, hosted by five beef industry organizations in the province; Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, Alberta Auction Markets Association, Alberta Livestock Dealers and Order Buyers Association, and the Western Stock Growers Association. These organizations recognize the importance of coming together to address issues and concerns of regional, national and international scope.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for a free event for farmers under 40 to have fun and explore the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level.

Topics include transition planning, business management, mental health and more.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for a free event for farmers under 40 to have fun and explore the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level.

Topics include transition planning, business management, mental health and more.