Diane Rogers

Striding past orange plastic chairs rooted into the floor of the cafeteria, AnnaLee Fuhr grabs milk and a banana loaf slice before her 10 a.m. class. It’s not a bad breakfast for the nutritionally aware home economics graduate who is completing her teaching degree this month at the University of Saskatchewan. Her choice of beverage […] Read more

A farm industry-sponsored program is persuading teachers that agriculture is more than “rubber boots and coveralls.” According to Al Morhart, executive director of Agriculture in the Classroom (Sask.) Inc., teachers change their minds about not including farming in their lesson plans after they see the science and popular subjects that fall under his group’s mandate. […] Read more

The drought is being blamed for an increased number of rural people using Canada’s food banks. In a news conference March 20, Charles Seiden, executive director of the Canadian Association of Food Banks, said it was a scary situation last fall. The drought led to an increase in demand at the same time that rural […] Read more

How the moon affects peoples’ health, cloning and the effect of pea flour on bugs in stored grain are three of the experiments heading to the national science fair in Calgary in May. Those projects were among the winners in the Leader, Sask., regional science fair, said Gerry Smith, a teacher at the Leader Composite […] Read more

Last year’s appeal to the membership of the British Columbia Women’s Institute to raise funds for their organization was successful, so the group is trying it again this year. In 2002, BCWI members raised $9,270 for the group’s operations. President Joan Holthe said the appeal was needed because the provincial government, in budget cuts, eliminated […] Read more

The showdown will be high noon on April 8-9 at the Agricom in Edmonton. The duels will be fought with food and a hungry panel of judges. At stake is the title of best apprentice chef in Alberta, in a contest run by the province’s restaurant industry. One of the apprentice chefs is Robin Harnish, […] Read more

A social worker from Bashaw, Alta., says drought and a slump in oil patch jobs have made poverty a health issue for rural women. Edith McPhedran, during an interview at a national consultation on rural women’s health, said traditionally, Alberta farm women haven’t worried about being poor. But problems have emerged lately as the economy […] Read more

Decades ago, says Albert Lister, life was simpler and a man’s word was as good as a legal document. This winter, the 83 year old published his autobiography, Memories of a Cattle Buyer. “Buying cattle is so complex today,” said Lister, referring to auction marts and satellite sales. But he said the technology is “absolutely […] Read more

An aging sales force led machinery dealers and chemical companies to ask an Alberta college to consider training young people how to sell in agribusiness. Larry Couture, co-ordinator of the Olds College two-year diploma in agricultural business, said the new course will be offered in September. He hopes 10 new students will be attracted to […] Read more

Defining what makes a meal Canadian can be difficult. Canada is such a multicultural country with a variety of ethnic groups that it can be hard to narrow it down, says Patrick Hauta, whose company is running a contest in search of the Great Canadian Recipe. “It opens up many opportunities,” said Hauta. The BontaniCa […] Read more