Q: After months of cajoling, begging and convincing we have finally talked my husband’s father into moving from his old house into our spare room. He was determined to stick it out on his own but since his wife died, he has struggled to look after himself properly. We know that he is not taking […] Read more
Farm Living
Listening is best way to help aging parents
Alta. to exempt most farms from labour rules
The Alberta government plans to roll back some labour and safety regulations for the vast majority of farms, attempting to ease concerns from industry over the contentious issue. The Farm Freedom Safety Act, tabled today in the legislature, puts forth a plan the United Conservative Party government hopes will create a flexible farm safety regime, […] Read more
Alberta takes harder line on trespassers
The Alberta government has introduced new legislation that will slap heavier penalties on trespassers and make it more difficult for criminals to sue landowners. Bill 27, if passed, would more than double fines and potentially give jail time to people who trespass onto private property. The government introduced it in the legislature Nov. 19. Under […] Read more
Alberta introduces measures against rural crime
Rural crime is a real concern for Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon. “Each Sunday night I get in a car and I drive from my remote farm west of Sundre 300 kilometres to Edmonton. … And each night that I go to bed in my condo in Edmonton, I think is tonight the night that […] Read more
How artists interpret ag data
Art can take many forms. So can agricultural research. Would collaboration between the two prove useful? That was a core question posed in a project involving Agriculture Canada researchers and talented artists in a project organized through the University of Lethbridge. The answer? Science can inform art and art can inform science. Proof of that […] Read more
Busy off the farm helping ag and community
On the Farm: Between conferences, meetings and local projects, the Bishops became award-winning farmers
BARONS, Alta. — Wide-open fields are visible in almost every direction from the Bishop family farm a few miles west of this southern Alberta village. And at a time when many prairie farmers are still struggling to harvest the last of their crops, David Bishop considered himself lucky to have only 20 acres of soybeans […] Read more
Photographer captures childhood on the farm
STONY PLAIN, Alta. — Jenna Hobbs and her three little ones head to the chicken coop to collect eggs. There are plenty today, so she decides to place them inside her son’s hood. But the two-year-old, Monty, gets curious with something on the ground. He bends over and the eggs spill out, cracking. Only a […] Read more
Cooking up some wild bounty offers chance for something different
This is the first in a series of three articles on preparing wild game and foraged foods. Often, the hunter and gatherer is more excited about the food than the cook so here are a few ideas for the person cooking up the wild bounty. This week features wild pigs or what most people call […] Read more
Recreational land use app moves to testing phase
Recreational land users in Saskatchewan including hunters, birdwatchers, hikers and snowmobilers could soon have access to a new web-based app that allows them to seek and obtain permission to access privately owned rural lands. The new app, called SaskLander, was developed by Saskatoon-based company Western Heritage and was unveiled Nov. 7 at the Saskatchewan Association […] Read more
Mental health course for farmers aims to go nationwide
QUEBEC CITY — Researchers have developed a program that aims to improve mental health knowledge for farmers, with plans of possibly taking it nationwide. The program, called In the Know, is a four-hour course that producers can take to better understand mental health, as well as improve their confidence in talking about it with others. […] Read more
