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SUMMARY:Connect For Food
DESCRIPTION:Love local food\, and want to be part of building a sustainable\, secure local food economy? Check out the new initiative called Connect for Food\, which is currently delivering several workshops in NE Alberta. With the theme ‘grow what we eat\, eat what we grow’\, the goal of these workshop is to build a more localized and resilient food system and to increase economic activity in our communities.\n\n\nWe believe that we are all stakeholders and that being better connected and sharing ideas and solutions is the way to change the way we think about our food system. A priority for these workshops is that they are inclusive and are designed to ensure an environment that supports learning and diverse perspectives from participants. If you are part of the wheel\, then these workshops are for you!\n\n\nUpcoming dates include:\nNovember 8th in Ardmore\nNovember 16th in Lac La Biche\n\n\nFor more information\, additional dates or to register go to connectforfood.ca
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/connect-for-food/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:COWBYTES WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Basics of CowBytes and key principles of ration balancing with Ruminant Nutritionist Barry Yaremcio. \nBring your laptop (if possible) and join us for a day of hands-on training using CowBytes beef ration balancing program. We will be going through step-by-step instructions for the computer-based  cattle ration tool. \nIf you do not have the CowBytes program please arrive at 8:30 and we will install the program on your computer prior to the workshop. Computers must have a Windows operating system to run CowBytes. If you don’t have a laptop please let us know so we can try to provide one for the day. \nTo register call (780) 826-7260 or email forage@laraonline.ca \nBring your feed test results to build a ration based on your own herd and feed!
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/cowbytes-workshop/
LOCATION:Goodridge Hall\, 49531 Township Road 624\, Goodridge\, Alberta\, T0A 1S0
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Emmons: Long Live The Soil!
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy is the third generation on his family farm in Oklahoma. He and his wife Ginger have been farming and ranching together since 1980. They have a diverse 2000 acre cropping operation growing wheat\, soybeans\, sunflowers\, alfalfa hay\, canola\, and several cover crops for seed. They also have a 250 cow/calf herd and take in yearling cattle for custom grazing on the nearly 6000 acres of native range. \nJimmy quit plowing 10 years ago to begin rebuilding his soils and says by adding diverse cover crop mixes to his operation over the same period he’s cut his farm’s overall purchased fertilizer use by 85%. He loves to share his passion for soil health. “I really think we have got to get them to understand that the health of our soil is like the health of our bodies. If you have high blood pressure or cholesterol\, you can go on and on and we still function but we don’t function at our full capacity\,” Mr. Emmons says. “It’s the same way with soil. If it’s not healthy\, it may be functioning and growing a crop—but not to its full capability.” \nJimmy is committed to improving the soil resources on his land\, and hopes others will follow suit—not just for the sake of the resources\, but also for the sake of their farming operations. From a business perspective\, Mr. Emmons believes improving soil health will improve his businesses’ bottom line. “I’m very passionate about getting to the next level of production.” \nJoin us August 16th for a day to get dirty as a portion of the day will be in field. Come dressed for the weather.
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/jimmy-emmons-long-live-the-soil/
LOCATION:Fort Kent Senirors Hall\, 5035 50 St\, Fort Kent\, AB\, T0A 1H0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Smoky Lake Summer Field Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us August 10 at the Smoky Lake Agriplex from Noon to 4 PM. \nCome learn about annual forage opportunities for livestock\, industrial hemp\, and impacts of top dressing nitrogen on spring wheat. Increase your understanding of crop diagnostics through a hands-on discussion for identifying and treating common crop issues including herbicide residues\, spray drift\, nutrient deficiencies and more!
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/smoky-lake-summer-field-tour/
LOCATION:Smoky Lake Agriplex\, 4612 54 Ave\, Smoky Lake\, Alberta\, T0A 3C0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:St. Paul Summer Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us August 4th from 4 PM to 8 PM at the St. Paul Municipal Seed Cleaning Plant for our summer field day! \nHear from our guest presenter Trent Whiting from SeCan. \nFeatured trials include: \n\nRegional Variety Trials\nImpact of ESN on spring wheat and barley\nAlternative Forages\nIntercropping pulses and cereals for silage and grazing\n\nFREE BBQ supper included with registration by calling 780-826-7260 or email cropping@laraonline.ca
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/st-paul-summer-field-day/
LOCATION:St. Paul Seed Cleaning Plant\, 1.5 m North of St. Paul on Hwy 881\, St. Paul\, Alberta\, T0A 3A0
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Lac La Biche Summer Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us July 27th at Craigend Hall for the Lac La Biche Summer Field Day! \n10 AM to 3 PM with lunch included in registration! \nGrant Lastiwka will be joining us to talk about perennial forages response to drought and extreme heat with strategies to recover from last years growing conditions to aid plant recovery.  Grant has worked in Central Alberta with Alberta Agriculture in varying roles: Forages/Grazing/Livestock/Economics Extension for over 30 years. Those efforts are almost always related to trying to realize the value from seizing the opportunity of managing forages and grasslands to be a highly productive crop. His forage management thought is from the plant\, to the soil\, to the livestock\, to the people\, and to the consumer. \nAlso included in the day will be a plot tour of the impact of seeding rate and depth on canola production.
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/lac-la-biche-summer-field-day/
LOCATION:Craigend Hall\, 65038 Range Road 134\, Lac La Biche\, Alberta\, T0A 2C0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Fort Kent Summer Field Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the LARA office for our Fort Kent Summer Field Tour! \nJuly 21\, 2022 starting at 4:30 with a BBQ supper at 5 PM. \nCheck out all of our plots such as the early seeded winter cereals\, liming project\, regional variety trials\, greenhouse and more! \nSpeakers include: \n\nSheri Strydhorst\, who completed her masters in faba bean agronomy and her PhD on agronomy and rotational benefits of pulse crops. She then worked as the executive director of the Alberta Pulse Growers before moving onto AAF in 2013\, for 7 years. Sheri Strydhorst is now an agronomy research specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley commissions.\nKeith Gabert\, agronomy specialist at Canola Council of Canada. He has been around in the research world and will bring perspective to our liming trial.\nMegan Wanchuk – LARA’s newest team member who just completed her Masters in Range Science will share her passion for agriculture and knowledge of the ultra early cereals for drought mitigation.\n\n  \nTo register call 780-826-7260 or email cropping@laraonline.ca
URL:https://laraonline.ca/event/fort-kent-summer-field-tour/
LOCATION:LARA Office\, 5311-50 AVE\, Fort Kent\, Alberta\, T0A 1H0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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