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ABP changes leadership at annual meeting

Triplet calves a first for Alta. cattle operation
Lonnie and Karen Brown wonder where it will end, considering the cow had a single calf two years ago and twins last year
Lonnie and Karen Brown have farmed for 35 years, raising cattle and growing grain on their mixed farm north of Westlock, Alta. Before that Karen’s parents, Evan and Betty Rose Roberts, also farmed there. On Dec 29, they experienced an event never before seen on Lone Stone Farms. One of their cows, Hetty 38D, a […] Read more
Better weather this winter eases calving stress
On the Farm: The next generation receives hands-on experience as members carry on a family tradition of raising cattle
WESTLOCK, Alta. — Scott and Wendy Letts have their home farm on the original Letts family homestead northwest of Westlock, Alta., near the Pembina River. Family have been on this farm for more than 100 years, and cattle have been part of the farm all along. Scott and Wendy raise more than 200 head of […] Read more
Taking the train was a Christmas adventure
The trip seemed like it took forever, but there was the ultimate holiday payoff at the end of the day — Grandma’s house
Christmas is often a time of memories, and for most folks, good memories. I have some special memories of this special time of year when I was just a young boy, growing up on the family farm a half-mile south of the hamlet of Dapp, Alta., where I still reside. The railroad runs through our […] Read more
The year Halloween took an explosive turn
One too many spooky tricks pushes a farm family over the edge, forcing them to take drastic nighttime action
Halloween brings back some humorous memories of Halloweens past when I was a kid, and some that were not so humorous. We grew up on the farm where I still live, just a half mile south of our little community of Dapp, Alta. There were more people there then, plus a few businesses — all […] Read more
Wheat field harvest uses vintage equipment
Aficionados of old farm equipment get together in Westlock, Alta., to take off a crop the way it was done in the old days
The Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club in Westlock, Alta., plants a small field of wheat every year on the Westlock and District Ag Society grounds. In the fall, a portion of the crop is harvested with a binder and two loads of bundles are stored for the harvest demonstration at the show the following year. […] Read more
Alta. couple renew vows on 70th anniversary
John and Winnie Anderson had to abandon plans for a big family gathering, but they were still able to mark the occasion
Sometimes, ways can be found to make the best of a tough situation. May 6 marked the 70-year wedding anniversary for John and Winnie Anderson, and their children hoped to have a big family gathering to celebrate. But the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. So family and friends held a surprise parade past the Anderson’s […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers marks 50 year milestone

ABP presents Radau family with Environmental Stewardship Award

Winning pumpkin sets Canadian record
The 1,884 pounder was recently entered in the Great White North Pumpkin Weigh-off and Fair in Smoky Lake, Alta.
SMOKY LAKE, Alta. — Setting the bar ever higher is nothing new to Lloydminster pumpkin grower Don Crews. At the 30th annual Great White North Pumpkin Weigh-off and Fair in Smoky Lake, Oct. 6, Crews set a new Canadian record and a new site record — again. His pumpkin officially weighed in at 1,884 pounds […] Read more