Micro-organism surveillance has become more sophisticated, but detection is only one part of a successful health strategy
AMES, Iowa — Public health officials have sophisticated techniques to detect harmful organisms but it does not mean people will be healthier. “We are changing our level of detection and we are changing what we are going to detect,” said Christine Petersen, director of the Centre of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Iowa State University. “It […] Read more
Barbara Duckworth
Stories by Barbara Duckworth
Company turns Vancouver yards into gardens
Two women convince big city home owners to allow their front and back yards to be converted to vegetable production
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Once upon a time, many city folk had a backyard garden. These days landscaping has replaced the vegetables but two Vancouver women are bringing back an old tradition. Madelaine Clerk and Elana Evans own and operate City Beet Farm, where they convert Vancouver back and front yards into garden space, growing a […] Read more
Canada among world leaders in forage seed production
MONCTON, N.B. — Canada is a world leader in forage seed production, growing everything from turf grasses to alfalfa. “We are doing the widest array of species in the world,” said Julie Robinson, an agrologist with Forage Friendly Enterprises, which contracts services to the Peace Region Forage Seed Association. Forage seed is grown throughout the […] Read more
End use important when planting forage stand
Producers must first decide what they will be using the crop for: grazing, silage, hay or part of a rotational plan
MONCTON, N.B. — Establishing a new forage crop the right way leads to more profitability. Producers must decide if the crop will be used for grazing, silage, hay or part of a rotational plan, said forage agronomist Kathleen Glover of Agriculture Canada. “These are all the decisions you need to make before you chose your […] Read more
Limousin grabs supreme champ title
Greenwood Electric Impact ET, a two-year-old bull from Lloydminster, Sask., earned the honour at Farmfair
EDMONTON — The final day of Farmfair International is full of bonhomie and trepidation for the grand champion winners of the beef shows. Fifteen bulls and 18 females from the three major Alberta purebred shows competed against one another Nov. 9 for the title of supreme champion and the chance to win a brand new […] Read more
Angus cow from Sask. named Farmfair’s supreme female
EDMONTON — Justin Morrison ranches on the dry, hard grass country of southern Saskatchewan and has produced Angus cattle that are among Canada’s top performers. He and his wife, Tawnie, own Brooking Angus and have been showing successfully since they started in 2012. He showed the grand champion bull and female at Farmfair International held […] Read more
Alberta teen wins big in the ring at Farmfair
The 17-year-old raises Simmentals and Herefords and has plotted a clear career path for herself in the livestock business
EDMONTON — A growing trend at many agricultural exhibitions is the presence of juniors at the halter showing prime beef cattle. Jacey Massey of Strathmore, Alta., has been one of those people showing cattle since she was five. Winning at 4-H, junior and open shows takes confidence and hard work, but she has prevailed. This […] Read more
Angus producer makes name as a judge
EDMONTON — Tyson Hertz grew up with purebred Limousin cattle and is now a sought after judge for livestock shows from Nova Scotia to Victoria. He and his wife, Callie, are taking over management of 800 purebred cows at Six Mile Red Angus near Fir Mountain, Sask., where he is able to apply everything he […] Read more
Red Angus winner comes from long line of longevity genes
EDMONTON — The public face of Cinder Angus is changing from one generation to the next. With eight head at Farmfair International, 16-year-old Brynne Yoder led out the grand champion Red Angus female with Red Cinder Freyja 29E. A home-raised cow registered in Yoder’s name, it is owned with Brian and Sherrie McKenzie of Brylor […] Read more
Latimer enters Canadian ag hall of fame
OLDS, Alta. — When Gary Latimer looks across the show ring at the Olds Mega Dome, he remembers his father Louis. “He loved these cattle shows,” he said. A long-time ambassador for the purebred cattle industry who understood the value of genetic improvement and new technology, Louis Latimer has been inducted into the Canadian Agriculture […] Read more
