By Merle Massie for CBC News Saskatoon It was a will that would go down in history. Shortly after lunch on June 8, 1948 — exactly 75 years ago — Cecil George Harris went out to work on his farm in the McGee district in the RM of Pleasant Valley near Rosetown, Sask. The plan…

Do you have a passion to speak up for agriculture? The eighth-annual Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture (AYSA) competition is coming this summer, and registration is now open for speakers between the ages of 11-24. This year’s competition, taking place Monday, July 10 at Olds College in Olds, Alberta, provides young people with “the opportunity…

By Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Three ranches outside of Calgary that have been used in Alberta-based productions for decades were honoured in Cannes, France, on the weekend, winning the Location of the Year award at the Global Production Awards. The awards are held concurrently with the world-famous Cannes Film Festival. The award honoured three of…

For the second year, Alberta Beef Producers and our other Western Canadian counterparts participated in Meet the Ranchers Day, in partnership with SaveOn Foods. Producers were onsite at four SaveOn Foods locations across Alberta to share delicious beef samples and chat with customers about where their beef comes from. Meet the Ranchers was designed to…

Clay’s farm isn’t doing well, and he says he hasn’t been able to finish his daily jobs. He’s not going to the coffee shop or texting friends anymore. If you have a friend like Clay, step up and offer your support. Clay is the agriculture persona for Buddy Up, a men’s suicide prevention communication campaign….