The CARA Soil Health Lab will be hosting a Soil Health Mini-Conference at the Oyen Seniors Centre (216 2nd St. W) from 8:30am – 4pm with a full day of learning about MASH (management alternatives for soil health) from soil scientists, researchers, and producers!
CARASHLab Website: Soil Health Lab | Oyen | CARA Soil Health Lab
Alberta Beef Producers is accepting nominations for the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA).
Each year, this prestigious award recognizes beef producers who exemplify environmentally sustainable beef cattle production.
The ESA program provides a way to celebrate beef producers who go above and beyond in their commitment to environmental stewardship. It’s also an opportunity to showcase our industry’s innovative sustainability practices to a larger audience.
Nominations must be received by 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 2024.
A prelude to the Advancing Women in Ag West Conference – this celebration brings together outstanding women in agriculture, recognizing both the notables of today and the legends of the past who have paved the way for the future of Alberta’s agriculture, including the 2024 Women in Ag Award winners, showcasing their exceptional contributions to Alberta’s agricultural landscape.
The Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference is created for all those passionate about agriculture and food, whether you are a university student studying agriculture, producer, entrepreneur, representative of a grower association or corporate agribusiness. AWC is for those who want to enhance their family life, community, career, and industry through:
Join ALUS NorthernSunrise for an exciting online workshop dedicated to shelterbelts and tree care! This event will provide you with valuable insights and practical tips on how to create and maintain a healthy and vibrant shelterbelt, as well as explain the vital economic and socio benfits that trees provide.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced tree enthusiast, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge you need to enhance the beauty and functionality of your trees. Expert speaker, Toso Bozic of the ATTS Group, will cover a wide range of topics, including tree planting, shelterbelt design, pest control, and more. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow tree lovers and learn from the best in the field. Register now and get ready to dive into the wonderful world of shelterbelts and tree care!
What can you do to manage the resistance challenge on your farm? What solutions are available? What factors do you need to consider? How can you effectively manage weeds this year while keeping your crop rotations open for next year?
Join a panel of farmers from across Western Canada as they discuss weed management options with three members of the Bayer Market Development Agronomy team: Kate Hadley, Sam Clemis and Amanda Fedorchuk.
The FCC Farmland Values Report is now live. It looks at Canada’s regional land value trends in price per acre. Join J.P. Gervais, FCC Vice President and Chief Economist, for an overview of the report’s key findings.
View the report here!
Register to receive the report video.
“Kochia as feed: tips, tricks & what it may mean to your operation in the future” presented by Adrianne Good, MSc, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
The meetings will be brief and to-the-point, with lots of time for your questions and discussions. You’ll leave with a good understanding of how ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) and RALP (Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program) work, and how you can apply for funding.
As a teaser, both ALUS and RALP can provide you funding for things you do on your farm or ranch that benefit the natural environment. Check out www.alus.ca and https://www.alberta.ca/resilient-agricultural-landscape-program if you’d like more details.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Additional Sessions:
Contact Red Deer County Agricultural Services at 403-342-8654 to register for a session.
The Canadian Cattle Association AGM will see the following events and meetings (all times are EST):
For more information, please contact contact@cattle.ca.
The production of ecosystem services is essential for cities to adapt to climate change in the Canadian Prairies. Practices that reduce water consumption, control extreme temperatures, protect urban wildlife, and promote physical and mental health will be fundamental to preserving individual and community well-being.
Learn more from the Prairie Conservation Action Plan, along with speakers:
The City of Brandon became Manitoba’s first Bee City in 2018. The three pillars of being a Bee City is that we have to educate the citizens of Brandon about native pollinators and plants, create native plant / pollinator gardens and celebrate Pollinator Week. Join us for a brief summary of pollinators, what we can do to help them out and how we can work together to make a difference for wildlife in our own communities.
Join the Prairie Conservation Action Plan, along with Sherry Punak-Murphy, a trained bio-geographer and insect lover, who has worked as a Base Biologist at CFB Shilo in Manitoba for over 30 years.
Grassland ecosystems are in decline across the continent of North America. Historically, monitoring change in these ecosystems has occurred in disparate places with disparate methods. While local context matters, different methodologies between provinces, states and federal governments have meant that a cohesive inventory of grassland change has been incredibly challenging to compile and maintain. This disparity has led to different messages and often confusion among stakeholder groups. As such, larger inventories using new remote sensing technologies has assisted this process. Initiatives such as the Canadian Grassland Inventory (CFGA) and the Central Grasslands Roadmap are making progress to address this challenge. This presentation will explore the various initiatives across the biome (continental) level and share some challenges and lessons for success.
Join the Prairie Conservation Action Plan, along with presenter John K. Pattison-Williams, Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association.
Join Chinook Applied Research Association for:
Pre-register by calling 403-664-3777 or emailing cara-3@telus.net. Tickets are $20.
Grasslands represent a widespread and economically important land use type in western Canada, and play a key role in supporting livestock grazing on both private and public land. Despite this, the current revenue streams provided by grasslands are limited to forage production and associated livestock, with no ability to generate income from alternative ecosystem services. In this overview, Dr. Edward Bork of the University of Alberta will review the critical role of grasslands in providing the ecosystem service of carbon (C) storage, as well as the potential beneficial role of livestock grazing in enhancing C stocks.
Biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and food production have traditionally been explored as separate disciplines. In his presentation, Dr. Branimir Gjetvaj, Prairie Food System Vision Network, will argue for a transformative, systems approach to seek solutions that will work in synergy to restore biodiversity and improve agroecosystem resilience. We need to implement ambitious, integrated strategies to bend the curve of biodiversity loss without impacting food security. To bridge the gap, design and management of multifunctional landscapes that facilitate a suite of ecosystem services will have to include a mosaic of nature-inclusive agricultural lands established though working-land conservation, semi-natural habitat patches adjacent to croplands, and protected area networks to support rich biodiversity.
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) are an endemic North American ungulate, first appearing in the fossil record during the Pleistocene epoch. However, their evolutionary history dates back to the Miocene epoch, some 8.8-18.5 million years ago. It was during this long evolutionary history that the pronghorn developed traits that seem out of place in our modern world, making them adapted to predators of the past. Today, pronghorn have persevered in a changing landscape. First from near extinction due to the colonization of the west by European settlers, to recovering in numbers and adapting to a highly fragmented landscape due to anthropogenic disturbances. As our modern world continues to change, due to global warming and increased anthropogenic development, the future of pronghorn on the landscape is fragile.
Join presenter Paul Jones, a senior biologist with the Alberta Conservation Association, and hosts SK Prairie Conservation Action Plan to learn more.
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