A public library system in southern Alberta offers memory kits to help those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
MAGRATH, Alta. — Dementia can rob people of opportunities for meaningful communication. Alzheimer’s disease can do the same. As those afflicted experience memory loss, it can be hard for other family members and caregivers to share both thoughts on the past and meaningful experiences in the present. Brenda Hill, regional lead for the Alzheimer Society […] Read more
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Unique collection tells story of Alberta soil
The 110 vertical samples now residing at Lethbridge College are considered priceless reminders of province’s soil legacy
Soil can tell tales. Its layers, colours and textures reveal events of yesterday, yesteryear and eons past. The 110 soil monoliths collected by Agriculture Canada researchers in the 1950s and 1960s are among those storytellers. The narrow columns of soil about one metre in length and 20 centimetres across are now on display at Lethbridge […] Read more
Alberta ranch reaches conservation agreement
A 3,950-acre ranch nestled in the southern Alberta foothills along the scenic Castle River is the latest ranching property to enter a conservation easement agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Riverside Ranch, owned and operated by the Zoratti family, was established in 1914 and has been a working cow-calf operation virtually ever since. It […] Read more
Palpation Nation takes internet by storm
An Alberta veterinarian uses video and a website to share with the public the human side of livestock health care
The T-shirt with a silhouette of a man with his arm thrust into a cow’s nether region was a joke, at first. Now it’s an in-demand item for fans of Palpation Nation, the video blog created and populated by the exploits of Dr. Cody Creelman, also known as The Cow Vet. Since his first “vlog” […] Read more
Batch farrowing beneficial but has challenges
Having all of a barn’s sows farrow at the same time can be better for piglet health but also more difficult to manage
BANFF, Alta. — Batch farrowing is getting attention among western Canadian hog producers. The system of having all sows in the barn farrow in the same narrow time window can have major benefits for piglet health, but it also has challenges for management. “It’s quite common in Europe. Probably in Western Canada it’s less than […] Read moreFCC’s ‘Ignite’ events target younger farmers
Farm Credit Canada’s knowledge events target producers under 40 this year because of changing demographics
There was little grey hair in evidence at the Feb. 6 Farm Credit Canada young farmer summit, one of 11 similar events organized across the country. The events, dubbed “Ignite,” are designed to engage farmers younger than 40 with speakers who discuss communication, technology, mental health and entrepreneurship. “We haven’t been IDing anyone at the […] Read more
Polluters must pay to clean up well sites
Supreme Court’s Redwater case forces bankrupt firms’ assets to be used for environmental cleanup before paying creditors
Landowners with abandoned oil and gas wells on their property may benefit from last week’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling that requires companies to pay cleanup and reclamation costs, though it might not happen soon. In a 5-2 decision, the court ruled that bankruptcy is not a licence for companies to ignore requirements to clean […] Read more
Early action can help control flies in manure
Manure draws flies. It’s a universal truth. But there are ways to limit the number of flies at feedlots and other livestock operations if the right steps are taken at the right times, says retired Agriculture Canada senior researcher Tim Lysyk. As an entomologist, Lysyk has studied the ecology of flies that affect cattle. Houseflies […] Read more
Researcher aims to help piglets survive transport
BANFF, Alta. — Thousands of piglets each year are weaned, loaded into trucks and taken to nursery facilities. A study led by Dr. Hauwa Bwala, a veterinarian at the University of Saskat-chewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine, seeks to identify risks that could result in piglet mortality. Bwala provided explanations of the study via poster […] Read more
Unique collection tells story of Alberta soil
The 110 vertical samples now residing at Lethbridge College are considered priceless reminders of province’s soil legacy
Soil can tell tales. Its layers, colours and textures reveal events of yesterday, yesteryear and eons past. The 110 soil monoliths collected by Agriculture Canada researchers in the 1950s and 1960s are among those storytellers. The narrow columns of soil about one metre in length and 20 centimetres across are now on display at Lethbridge […] Read more
