What do sustainable food labels tell us about the practices behind our food production? Are these labels fostering environmentally conscious decisions or simply adding costs to consumers and producers? Join our panel discussion as we explore sustainable beef and crop production, examining the certification processes, public perceptions, and the challenges of labelling standards. Our experts will also provide insights through an ESG lens, discussing how sustainability frameworks shape industry practices and influence consumer behaviour. We’ll explore how these frameworks guide corporate strategies, shape policies, and drive long-term market competitiveness. This webinar aims to demystify food labelling and empower consumers to make informed choices in today’s evolving food system.

This is your chance to explore the science behind sustainable beef and crop production and understand how certification processes, resource management, and sustainability frameworks shape the food on your plate.

Join Us and Dr Ross McKenzie to cultivate your soil and fertilizer knowledge. Learn about soil fertility indicators, testing frequency, fertilizer and how to get the best value for your amendment dollars. With over 50 years of experience Dr. McKenzie is sure to grow your soil and fertilizer IQ.

Explore alternative winter watering systems that are suited to our climate. Take a tour of the Homestead’s distinctive and diverse farm and visit their Peace Region Living Lab Project site. Snacks and refreshments provided.

Head to the second annual Ag Connections Conference, a premier event dedicated to supporting the growth, diversification, and sustainability of agriculture in southeastern Alberta.

This one-day conference is designed for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural professionals eager to enhance their knowledge and connect with industry experts.

Event Highlights:

• Keynote Speakers: Hear from renowned experts Robert Saik and Mokah Shmigelskey, who will share their insights on the future of agriculture and industry innovations.
• Breakout Sessions: Explore numerous specialized sessions covering critical aspects of farming and technology. Detailed session information is available on our website.
• Exhibitor Booths: Explore innovative products and services from agricultural businesses.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow producers, experts, and exhibitors.

Join us for a fireside chat where men in agriculture open up about their mental health experiences & supports they found helpful.

Join Alberta Milk for their Annual General Meeting.

RDAR on the Road – Medicine Hat

Event Location: Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede | Medicine Hat, AB

Come join us for RDAR on the Road ! This in-person event will be held at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede.

RDAR’s hitting the road, visiting central Alberta to gain a deeper understanding of the unique growing conditions in the region.

Co-hosted with Medicine Hat College, this event will bring together producers from the region to explore issues about soil health, among other topics.

Join the region’s producers, researchers, agri-businesses and municipal leaders to learn about funding opportunities, what practices are being adopted on-farm, what research is underway to drive improvements in southern Alberta’s agricultural practices.

Why attend an RDAR on the Road event?

• Discover RDAR programs to support farmers
• Share information about practices making a difference on farm
• Participate in discussions that contribute to defining where research dollars can have the greatest impact.
• View demonstrations and see how research is making a difference.

Register Today!

Join Clearwater County for an engaging day of speakers, including:

• Brenna Grant with a Cattle Market Update, Future Outlook, and Cost of Production Survey
• Brenda Ralston with Calf Neonatal Management
• Dr. Tim Nickels with Pracitcal Tips on Beef Cattle Vaccination
• Kaley Segboer-Edge on Verified Beef Plus Grant Updates

This is a free event, including coffee, lunch, a tradeshow, and door prizes. Register today by calling 403-846-4040

A glimpse back in time followed by an empowering evening focused on enabling families to be stewards of their land, business and legacy.

This free event (including lunch) is open to all agricultural producers. Gain valuable insights from expert speakers on the latest trends and innovations in agriculture.

For more details and to register, call 780-361-6232 or e-mail info@jedialberta.com.

Emerge 2024 will begin with a panel of women in ag who will share stories and answer questions about their life on the farm. Following the panel there will be breakout sessions to choose from focusing on livestock, finances, cropping and succession planning. The day will wrap up with a keynote speaker – Katelyn Kitzan of Do More Ag.

We look forward to spending a day together, investing in ourselves and our farms following what we hope will be a successful harvest season.

Stay tuned here for more details as they are confirmed, and follow along with KT and Company on Facebook and Instagram.

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA), located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a premier event renowned for being the best beef show on the continent and the largest livestock show in Canada.

The show is anchored by beef cattle and features a diverse array of livestock and an extensive agribusiness trade show. CWA takes place over six days and is a unique blend of agriculture, Indigenous culture, education, shopping, and live entertainment, making it a truly immersive experience, and world-class event. It is also home to the esteemed Maple Leaf Finals Pro Rodeo, hosting four nights of action-packed entertainment!

The event is an international hub of agriculture excellence, hosting over 1,200 international guests from over 63 countries in 2022. CWA is where the world meets.

Join us for a roundtable discussion on advancing sustainable agriculture through partnerships between farmers and conservation groups, exploring different models including the mentioned land stewardship model. The event will begin with a presentation outlining various conservation approaches and including their utility, drawbacks and advantages. Following this will be a presentation by Sheldon Atwood, summarizing the Land Stewardship Model, examples of its successful implementation, ongoing pilots in Alberta, and opportunities for various stakeholders to participate and advance regenerative agriculture in Alberta and beyond. A dynamic discussion will follow with stakeholders from the government, conservation groups, land ownership groups, farmers, finance professionals, and academics. Attendees will discuss the current status, potential of the new model, probable risk factors, and prospective innovations to explore the potential for evolving from existing land ownership and business models. The session will highlight how to foster greater collaboration between sectors to develop cohesive, impactful strategies for driving sustainable agricultural practices forward. It should be noted that the event recordings and discussion notes might be used for the publications without revealing the speakers’ identities. Anonymity and confidentiality will be maintained per the Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board guidelines.

This year, our agenda is packed with even more ways for attendees to walk away with actionable tools and insights. For 2024 we’re helping you build your toolkit with:

• keynote speakers
• mentorship workshops
• breakout sessions
• hands-on workshops
• panel sessions

🌾 Agronomics, Markets & Futures: Unlocking the Economics of Agriculture 🌾

Join us for an insightful event featuring Guest Speaker: Neil Blue
💡 Agronomics – The economics behind crop production and farm management
📊 Agricultural Markets – Market trends, pricing, and global impacts
🌱 Futures – Managing risk and maximizing profitability

📅 Date: November 27th
📍 Location: Manning Fire Hall
🕒 Time: 10 Am
🎟️ RSVP/Registration: Below

Lunch Included with Registration

More Information to come

Humic products are widely marketed to growers for their ability to increase nutrient uptake and improve soil health. Is this true for Prairie growers and will you see yield improvements in your fields?

Join Us and Dr. Linda Gorim from the University of Alberta for a FREE webinar on November 27th @7pm.

Curious about all the exciting developments at Alberta Grains in 2024? Don’t miss out on our Annual General Meeting, where you’ll get the latest updates, hear key insights, and learn about important initiatives shaping the future of agriculture.

Welcome to the Soil Health Workshop!

In collaboration with SARDA Ag Research, we invite you to join us on Wed Nov 27, 2024 at 8:30 AM at the St Isidore Cultural Ctr & Hall for a day all about soil!

Vivigro Sustainable Solutions Ltd. will guide us through accurate interpretation of soil test results and discuss solutions to enhance soils, so that they are capable of producing the highest grade of food, while depending on the least amount of synthetic inputs.

As part of the Alberta Digitalization Agriculture (ABDIAG) program, the Simpson Centre is launching a Policy Lab of 3 sessions over the next two years. This collaborative effort will shape innovative policies that leverage digitalization to ensure a sustainable water future for Alberta’s agriculture. 

• Policy Lab Session 1: November 27, 2024 – Challenges (extreme events, water allocation, regulation, efficiency, reuse, etc.) 
• Policy Lab Session 2: March 2025 – Desired Outcomes 
• Policy Lab Session 3: November 2025 – Stakeholder Implications 

The Prairie Cereals Summit (PCS) is an opportunity for farmers and industry members to learn from engaging presenters on timely and relevant topics. It is also an opportunity to network with each other over a pint. PCS directly exposes your organization to approximately 300 attendees for the entire two-day conference.

Gather with other local producers for coffee, lunch, and a full day of conversations focused on improving beef sustainability and production!

Featuring discussions on:

• Genetic selection for efficient cattle
• Beef production programs
• Water and feed quality
• Producer panel discussion

Join us to learn about available producer funding opportunities. You will have the chance to network and learn with the experts from different local and federal organizations. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to work with experts in 1 of 3 breakout sessions: Environmental Farm Plans, RALP Funding Support, or How to Build Your Grazing Plan.

Join us for a hands-on workshop designed for women in ranching featuring practical topics like animal health, human resource management and health, team building, and adaptive grazing practices.

Learn from a panel of experts, enhance your ranching skills, and connect with other women in the field.

Canola Week is a merger of Keith Downey’s Canola Industry Meeting (est. 1970), Wilf Keller’s Canola Innovation Day (est. 2003), and the Canola Council of Canada’s Canola Discovery Forum (est. 2013). The Canola Discovery Forum portion of the event is a unique opportunity to help align research priorities across the entire value chain and focus efforts on the areas of greatest opportunity. To receive updates on the event, subscribe to Crop Production and Innovation events emails.

Canola Week 2024 will provide updates on the state of the canola industry in Canada, agronomic challenges and successes, and the latest canola innovations. Mark your calendars and plan to join canola growers, researchers and other industry stakeholders at this three-day event.

Canola Week 2024 will be a hybrid event with the in-person portion hosted at TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Reserve your room with the conference rate at the Holiday Inn Saskatoon Downtown.

Visit the conference website to review the program, event details and to secure your spot by registering today!

This webinar will be presented by Tony Abboud, CEO of Paper 2 Profit. Tony has been helping Biotech companies turn their promising ideas into profitable realities in the global Personal Care and Wellness industries. Tony is a commercialization expert with 20+ years of experience at the crossroads of business and science. With a Master’s in Biomedical Technology, he has successfully brought breakthrough innovations to market across industries such as medical devices, biopharma, and personal care/cosmetics.

The webinar will focus on the following:

• Exclusive Video Insights: Hear from four key industry professionals in different segments of the market as they share their perspectives on the latest trends in personal care and cosmetics.

• Data-Driven Insights: Review the latest data and future predictions from leading industry sources to provide a clear understanding of where the market is headed.

• The Rise of Biotechnology: Explore how biotechnology is transforming product development and enhancing ingredient efficacy in skincare and cosmetics.

• The Medicalization of Skincare: Learn about the increasing intersection between skincare and medical science, and what it means for consumers, brands, and manufacturers.

Save the Date!

Two great conferences come together: Western Canada Conference on Soil Health & Western Canadian Grazing Conference.

Details to come.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join us 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.

Join us for a webinar on soil health innovations: Humics

We will have featuring leading researchers and a producer who has successfully implemented humics in their farming practices.

Topics Include:
🔬 Cutting-edge research on humics and soil health
🌾 Real-world experiences from a producer using humics
💡 Practical insights for enhancing crop performance and sustainability

Speakers:
James Knievel
Dr. Linda Gorim
Dr. Malinda Thilakarathna

📅 Date: December 16th
🕒 Time: 1:00 pm
💻 Location: Online Webinar – Register for the link

Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede presents the 26th Annual Beef Pen Show and Cowboy Christmas Trade Show.

Women have an important role to play when managing HR on the farm. In this session, Viktoria Schuler will share effective Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies and tools to help you balance buisness goals with family dynamics for long-term success. Learn how to address work-life balance, equitable workload distribution, legal compliance, conflict management, and succession planning issues.

Important Information

• Registration will include two full days of sessions, lunches, coffee breaks and opening welcome reception as well as electronic copy of the conference proceedings.
• Early bird discounts are offered until November 15, 2024.
• Group discounts offered for groups of 6 or more (every 6th registration will be free) – to receive the discount delegates must all be registered together as one transaction. Delegates registered on separate transaction cannot be combined. Deadline for group registrations is December 20, 2024.
• Refunds will be offered for cancellations made before December 20, 2024 minus a $75 admin fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after December 20, 2024. All refund requests must be submitted to pork@ualberta.ca

Registration Tickets

• $360 Early In-Person Registration (before November 15, 2024)
• $410 Regular In-Person Registration (November 16 to December 20, 2024)
• $460 Late In-Person Registration (December 21, 2024 to January 9, 2025)
• FREE Student In-Person Registration for Undergrad & Grad Students attending a Canadian Institution (must register by December 20, 2024 to receive discount)
• $180 Student In-Person Registration for Undergrad & Grad Students attending an International Institution (must register by December 20, 2024 to receive discount)

For media registrations please contact the BPS office at 780-492-3651 or pork@ualberta.ca

Need more information?

Contact: Ashley Steeple, Conference Coordinator
Phone: (780) 492-3651
Email: pork@ualberta.ca

The Sustaining Barley Webinar Series serves as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry. Join us to learn about innovative research and practices throughout the supply chain that’s helping the malting, brewing, and distilling industries meet their sustainability goals. Series hosted by the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI), Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), and the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA).

The Sustaining Barley webinar series kicked off October 2, 2024, and includes a wide range of topics. Please register below to attend and/or receive a recording of the webinar. Questions can be directed to Ashley McFarland (ashley@ambainc.org). After registering, you will receive a Zoom link to attend.

Timely agronomic information for farmers and agronomists.

Join us for a free, full-day workshop to help you develop a solid business plan. Gain actionable insights to help you better understand financial ratios, business planning, and strategy development – the core pieces every plan needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to set your farm business up for success.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Camrose Resort and Casino

This session will be presented by Rick Burton, Farm Management Consultant, MNP

Ladies Livestock Lessons 2025 will be hosted in Acme at the Acme Hall on January 17, 2025.

Agenda and more details to come!

Annessa Good-Hassard knows firsthand the complexities and family dynamics around farm transition. Raised on her family’s mixed farm, she and her husband recently became the successors of their operation.

She shares a motto with clients: “Succession is the transfer of a business. Estate planning is the transfer of assets pre- and post-death. Transition combines both – it’s proactive rather than reactive.”

In this session, she’ll combine her professional and personal expertise to help you think holistically about transition planning to focus on your family’s health, business and legacy.

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

Join us 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.

Created in collaboration with industry, farmers, government and academic partners, Lethbridge Polytechnic welcomes you to this one-day conference and tradeshow on Jan. 23.

Stay tuned for the full agenda and list of tradeshow exhibitors.

Following the conference connect with farmers, industry representatives, researchers and students who are shaping the future of irrigated crop production in southern Alberta. Enjoy food and great conversation as you network and visit vendors at the tradeshow. Drinks will be available for purchase at a cash bar.

Join us for the Nutrient Management Webinar Series, a three-day event focused on sustainable agriculture practices. Each session will cover essential topics to help improve water resilience, soil health, and pasture management.

Join us for the Nutrient Management Webinar Series, a three-day event focused on sustainable agriculture practices. Each session will cover essential topics to help improve water resilience, soil health, and pasture management.

The Sustaining Barley Webinar Series serves as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry. Join us to learn about innovative research and practices throughout the supply chain that’s helping the malting, brewing, and distilling industries meet their sustainability goals. Series hosted by the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI), Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), and the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA).

The Sustaining Barley webinar series kicked off October 2, 2024, and includes a wide range of topics. Please register below to attend and/or receive a recording of the webinar. Questions can be directed to Ashley McFarland (ashley@ambainc.org). After registering, you will receive a Zoom link to attend.

Save the date! More details to come.

Join us for the Nutrient Management Webinar Series, a three-day event focused on sustainable agriculture practices. Each session will cover essential topics to help improve water resilience, soil health, and pasture management.

A great opportunity for southern Alberta’s agriculture community to come together and share knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and make connections. Plus, you can listen to our experts share updates on Farming Smarter’s research from this year!

Farming Smarter’s Conference & Trade Show brings the brightest minds and innovative thinkers of southern Alberta’s agriculture community together for two days of engaging presentations and deep conversation.

Have an idea for a topic you want to hear about, or a speaker you want to listen to? Get connected with us and let us know! Keep your eye out for updates about this event. We’ll add speakers and topics as we get confirmation.

Bring your company to the forefront of innovation and set up a trade show booth at our conference! Bring your own innovative topics and capture the full attention of our audience throughout the day during our breaks.

5+ Guest Speakers

• Ladies calving clinic with Northwestern Polytechnic
• Lunch & Supper provided
• Door Prizes and goodie bags
• Female-based vendors

Topics to include (with more to be confirmed):

• Peatland Restoration
• Grayling Recovery in the Pembina River
• Benthic Invertebrates in the Athabasca Watershed
• Capacity Building and Community Monitoring Collaborations
• Wetland Mapping and Assessment Tools
• Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment
• Overview and Importance of Open Data
• Office of the Chief Scientist State of Environment Reporting
• Wetland Hydrology in Industrial Landscapes
• Impacts of Industry on Traditional Land Use

Organic Alberta has hosted our Annual Conference and Tradeshow since 2015. It brings together over 200 attendees, including farmers and ranchers, industry professionals, organic experts, and key stakeholders in the organic sector. With over 25 speakers and multiple break-out sessions, the annual Organic Alberta conference offers a fantastic opportunity to equip farmers with the information they need to succeed while fostering valuable connections within the industry.

Don’t miss out on:

• Organic trade show
• Industry experts and presentations
• Meeting with producers
• Sessions on a wide range of organic agronomy, marketing, and farm business topics!

Save the date for our 2025 Annual General Meeting!

Join us at the 2025 Canadian Crops Convention, taking place March 4-6 at the JW Marriott in Edmonton.

In a complex and ever-changing world, the need to navigate and collaborate is more crucial than ever. What do the changes in our own backyard and globally mean for Canada’s role on the international stage?

Our conference program will explore key topics including trade, the political landscape and economic outlook, and address the increasing importance of our North American relationships to successfully navigate our future.

Subscribe to convention emails to stay up to date on the event.

Questions? Please email Whitney Dencklau. 

About Convention

The Canadian Crops Convention is an annual event hosted each March by the Canola Council of Canada and the Canada Grains Council. This event attracts people from across the grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop value chains to:

• network, coordinate and dialogue;
• discuss and gain insight into advancements and trends in agriculture; and
• be inspired to continue a collaborative approach to advance the growth and profitability of the broader Canadian crops sector.

During the Convention, you’ll have opportunities to make connections with colleagues and customers from around the world in a business-focused environment. Join us as we continue growing inspiration for Canadian agriculture.

Your hosts

The Canola Council of Canada is a national value chain organization representing canola growers, processors, life science companies and exporters.

The Canada Grains Council is the national organization representing the interests of the Canadian grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop sectors. Our members represent the entire value chain, including Canadian growers, seed and life science companies, commodity associations, grain companies and public research institutions.

Welcome to the 2025 Canadian Forage Seed Conference!

On March 4th and 5th, 2025 forage seed growers, researchers, extension staff and agribusinesses will congregate for the 2025 Canadian Turf and Forage Seed Conference. The conference will be hosted at the Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre, Grande Prairie, AB.

The goal of this conference is to unite the industry throughout Canada and increase awareness and interest in forage seed production.  With the current challenges in Canadian grain markets, we have a great opportunity to increase awareness of the benefits of incorporating forage seed crops into any cropping system.  Perennial forage seed crops can offer these growers market diversity and dispersal of timing in terms of workload.  For the faithful forage seed grower, it will be an opportunity to hear about new technologies in the industry and where research is headed.

Conference planning is underway and some great speakers have been confirmed to join us in Grande Prairie!  We are very excited to have speakers travelling from Oregon, Minnesota and beyond to bring an international perspective to the conference.

Why not hang around in town for the annual PEACE COUNTRY CLASSIC AGRI-SHOW from March 6th through 8th.

We hope that you now feel as excited about the conference as we are and have marked the dates in your calendar to join us in Grande Prairie next March.
Early bird Registration rates (in CAD):
Student – $175
General admission – $275
Couples admission – $500

Bridging the Gap seeks to help bridge the gap between generations of farmers to provide Canada’s farming future with the best chance for success.

The Bridging the Gap Workshop welcomes farm families to work with Farm Management Canada and our presenting partners MNP, AFSC, Alberta Canola and Ritchie Bros to help make meaningful progress in their farm transition journey.

This workshop is uniquely designed to engage multiple generations working together on the family farm in meaningful discussions to better understand each others’ concerns and considerations for the future of the farm.

“This was the first time that all four of us have been encouraged to attend the same learning event together. Usually only one person is able to attend and attempts to bring home the information and try to relay what they learned. This was a priceless experience.”

Attendees will work through sessions on planning, communication, navigating resistance, working with your transition team and gain access to valuable resources and tools to help them along the way.

Attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and discuss their farming situations with the group, for an opportunity to share insights, transfer knowledge and network. Farms of all sizes & commodities are welcome.

Agenda

8:00am – Breakfast

8:30am – Welcome

8:45am – Setting the Stage

9:15am – Planning for Success: Key Ingredients

9:45am – Farm Transition Readiness

10:15am – Health Break

10:30am – Understanding Farm Transition Resistance

12:00pm – Lunch

12:30pm – Creating the Path Forward

1:00pm – Communicating Effectively

1:30pm – Establishing your Transition Team

2:00pm – Our Transition Story (Producer panel)

3 :00pm – Health Break

3:15pm – Staying the Course

3:45pm – Closing Remarks

4:00pm – Workshop End

Save the date and join ASPG for this historical Annual General Meeting as it celebrates 100 years.

A variety of sessions focused on invasive species as well as certified pesticide applicator credits and CEU credits will be offered. We will be hosting a poster session and opportunities for networking and sponsorship – please contact us at communications@abinvasives.ca to inquire.

The Sustaining Barley Webinar Series serves as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry. Join us to learn about innovative research and practices throughout the supply chain that’s helping the malting, brewing, and distilling industries meet their sustainability goals. Series hosted by the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI), Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), and the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA).

The Sustaining Barley webinar series kicked off October 2, 2024, and includes a wide range of topics. Please register below to attend and/or receive a recording of the webinar. Questions can be directed to Ashley McFarland (ashley@ambainc.org). After registering, you will receive a Zoom link to attend.

The Canola Leaders event is an invitation only event for 20 young farmers (or farmers that are young in their leadership journey) from across Alberta each year in March. It is also open to a limited number of participants from the industry including those planning to return to the farm.

This Alberta Canola event is designed to enhance the leadership skills of the participants for the benefit of their farming operations and the rural communities where they live and farm.

The Sustaining Barley Webinar Series serves as a forum for conversation and sharing of great ideas to advance sustainability in the malting barley industry. Join us to learn about innovative research and practices throughout the supply chain that’s helping the malting, brewing, and distilling industries meet their sustainability goals. Series hosted by the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI), Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), and the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA).

The Sustaining Barley webinar series kicked off October 2, 2024, and includes a wide range of topics. Please register below to attend and/or receive a recording of the webinar. Questions can be directed to Ashley McFarland (ashley@ambainc.org). After registering, you will receive a Zoom link to attend.