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Rural Roots Canada — 205 episodes

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Olds College's On-Farm Precision Experimentation Research Project

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Lloydminster - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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BC Peace - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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Vegreville-Bonnyville - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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Olds - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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Grande Prairie - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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Lethbridge - Monday, July 6 - Farm Weather

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Alberta invests $7M to expand hands-on agriculture training at Lakeland College

9

RRC Podcast - S2E22 - The CDC Newell Ag Summit

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Alberta producers see research in action at Plot2Farm field day

11

BC Peace - Monday, June 30 - Farm Weather

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Lethbridge - Monday, June 29 - Farm Weather

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Olds - Monday, June 29 - Farm Weather

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Lloydminster - Monday, June 29 - Farm Weather

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Grande Prairie - Monday, June 29 - Farm Weather

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Vegreville-Bonnyville - Monday, June 29 - Farm Weather

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New emergency access tool aims to get B.C. producers back on the land faster

18

RRC Podcast - S2E21 - Flooding concerns in parts of the Prairies

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Youth Veterinary Science Challenge gives students a look at careers in animal health

20

Prairie cattle industry seeing shift from theft to fraud-related losses

21

Olds - Monday, Jun. 22 - Farm Weather

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Lethbridge - Monday, Jun. 22 - Farm Weather

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Vegreville-Bonnyville - Monday, Jun. 22 - Farm Weather

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Lloydminster - Monday, Jun 22 - Farm Weather

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BC Peace-Grande Prairie - Monday, Jun. 22 - Farm Weather

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Crop emergence: Why aren't all the crops up and out of the ground?

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RRC Podcast - S2E20 - AFWA Farm Tour & the Cypress Farm and Ranch Show

28

Applications open for Nuffield Canada scholarship program

29

Alberta service aims to address mental health needs of farmers and ranchers

30

Grande Prairie - Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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Vegreville-Bonnyville-Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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Olds - Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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BC Peace - Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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Lethbridge - Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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Lloydminster - Monday, May 11 - Farm Weather

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“Canadian Beef Is Not a Bargaining Chip”: Beef Sector Urges Ottawa to Stand with Canadian Farmers During Mercosur Trade Negotiations

37

Pioneer celebrates 100 years

38

Getting fields ready: What hay producers should be doing now

39

RRC Podcast - S2E14 - Building the Yuill School of Agriculture

40

Alberta’s dairy goat producers see growth amid processing challenges

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RRC Podcast Ep. 16 - From Scotland to Zimbabwe to Alberta: Nuffield Scholar Claire Taylor Shares Agricultural Journey

42

How Much Water Does It Take to Make a Stampede Breakfast?

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Plot2Farm Delivering On-Farm Research Success

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Grain Growers of Canada Want Their Voices Heard in Election Campaign

45

Summer precipitation levels up in parts of Alberta as harvest gets underway

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Southern Alberta Family First to have Barns Branded by Certified Angus

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Vintage Stampede: Tractors Pull their Weight in Calgary

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International Intrigue: Nuffield Ag Scholars Tour Southern Alberta

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Reconnect today, invest in tomorrow: the Canadian Beef Industry Conference returns in-person

50

Grain Academy settles into Pioneer Acres

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Grain-Drying Study in Need of Farmers

52

Newell District 4-H Youth Wrap Up Year with Annual Show and Sale

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Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference Set to Return to Calgary

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Increased Input Costs Fueled Further by Diesel Price

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Averting Disaster: The Importance of a Succession Plan

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Why Your Banker is a Key Part of Your Succession Team

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Snowpack levels in mountains strong as growing season begins

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Moisture levels vary across Alberta as seeding starts

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Researcher looks at viability of no fence collars for livestock

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PLAN: Containing livestock after an accident

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A successful calving season starts with planning

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Communication key in preparing for livestock emergencies

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Planning reduces stress during calving season

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Preparing for a livestock emergency starts with a good plan

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A good calving season starts with a good plan

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How to keep newborn calves warm

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Livestock Care Conference set to tackle livestock emergency preparedness

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Stopping tractors in their tracks: the art of sled pulling

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Student program big part of Livestock Care Conference

70

The Benefits of Protecting Your Land from Soil Erosion

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Alberta county aims to mitigate soil erosion with new policy

72

Multigeneration farm families reflect on advances in technology

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Canadian Olympic curler Geoff Walker talks small town curling

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Helping cattle deal with cold stress

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Labour shortage in agriculture grows during pandemic

76

Inflation number one issue for farms in 2022: Gervais

77

2021: A Year in Review

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Cattle Producer Profile: Dillon Tateson

79

Alberta based Mounted Troop has over a century of history

80

The importance of a grain marketing plan after a tough growing year

81

Helping B.C. farmers devastated by the flood

82

Ag Exchange sees massive growth in first four years

83

Grain marketing plans out the window?

84

Strategically planning next year's crops after a drought

85

Celebrating Community Heroes

86

RRC Cattle Producer Profile: Cudlobe Angus and Cudlobe Angus West

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Nova Scotia farm named winner of environmental stewardship award

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Agriculture front and centre at highly competitive speaking competition

89

Verified Beef Production Program Continues to Grow

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Agriculture school years in the making becomes reality

91

Third generation vintage tractor puller pulls out victory at Stampede

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Getting more out of your pasture with integrated management

93

Alberta announces relief for livestock producers

94

New reports pegs Alberta Agri-Food industry worth at $56-billion

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Agriculture celebrated at Calgary Stampede

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Calgary Stampede's agricultural roots run deep

97

Heat wave damages crops across prairies

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Protecting your livestock from heat stress

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Cattle producers ecstatic Canada declared negligible risk for BSE

100

Eastern Ontario farm launches program to encourage youth entrepreneurship

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Albertan gifts replica grain elevators to preserve western agriculture history

102

Shipwheel Cattle Feeders named corecipient of Alltech Canada's Planet of Plenty award

103

Virtual 4-H sales get underway

104

Speaking up for Agriculture: Registration for AYSA competition opens

105

Tips for seeding in dry conditions

106

Reducing insect and disease pressures with good crop rotations

107

Changing the conversation: Cattle and the environment

108

Deadline for CABEF post-secondary scholarship quickly approaching

109

When and when not to use your capital cost allowance

110

Good records crucial when filing income taxes: FBC

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Grasslands play huge role in carbon sequestration

112

Playing with hemp leads to success for entrepreneur

113

The Agri-Food industry shifts to meet changing consumer demands

114

Livestock Care Conference to hold virtual events throughout March

115

Growth and opportunity headline YIR Canadian agriculture report

116

So you think you have a closed herd? Think again.

117

Building a weed control strategy for your crop that goes beyond herbicide application

118

Measuring success in a cattle herd's reproduction rate

119

Finding more energy to carry out everyday tasks on the farm

120

Cattle grazing: protecting native grasslands

121

AgVisor PRO continues to grow at unprecedented rate

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Managing Fusarium Head Blight after harvest

123

To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate the Farm

124

2020 Year in Review: Grain farmers plant late, deal with COVID and trade issues

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2020 Year in Review: Cattle industry deals with COVID-19 while consumers support grows

126

Nutrien launches comprehensive carbon program

127

Olds College and TELUS Agriculture ink partnership

128

GGC launches video to show the business of modern grain farm

129

Agenda set for Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference

130

Rocky View School District launches 'The Farm' program

131

Selecting a bull that fits your herd

132

Feed Testing: Know Your Forage

133

Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference to feature speakers from around the globe

134

Virtual Farm Forum event to help farm operations' profitability

135

Successful Succession Strategies: Fairness for Children

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Successful Succession Strategies: Protecting Mom and Dad

137

Know What You Grow: Expanding your grain marketing reach

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Why it's important to get your grain tested

139

Raising consumers' knowledge of agricultural practices

140

Building public trust in agriculture

141

Tax tips for Livestock and Crop Producers

142

Tax deductions for your farm operation

143

Know What You Grow: Managing Falling Number at harvest

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Know What You Grow: What is Falling Number and why is it important in grain crops?

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Cabbage Seedpod Weevil, Midge, Sawfly among issues to scout for in crops

146

Excessive moisture in Alberta leaves farmers in tough spot

147

RRC Virtual Ag Days to feature array of experts on farming issues

148

Honey business becomes the buzz during pandemic

149

Alberta Young Speakers Competition goes digital

150

Know What You Grow: The importance of a grain marketing plan

151

Corteva Agriscience sets sustainability strategy and goals as it marks one-year

152

It's Good Canada: New campaign aimed at growing conversation about food system

153

Alus Canada looking to partner with farmers for eco-system services

154

4-Hers get creative in marketing livestock due to COVID-19

155

RRC Ag Days goes virtual

156

Alberta company finds new uses and markets for hemp

157

Steps to mitigate the spread of Clubroot

158

Feed yards can handle packing plant COVID-19 slowdowns in the short term: NCFA

159

The History of Agriculture Service Boards and the Association of Alberta Agriculture Fieldmen

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Veterinarians take measures to protect clients and themselves from COVID-19

161

Olds College launches new programs to meet future ag industry demands

162

The Dollars and Sense of Grazing: Jim Gerrish

163

AFAC Livestock Care Conference goes virtual in the wake of Covid-19

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Communication early and often key to avoid estate fights: Dalke

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Despite agriculture trade issues there's reason to be optimistic: Vossen

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AWCA: Barriers facing women in agriculture

167

Cleanfarms launches grain bag and twine recycling program in Alberta

168

ASB: Bringing local Ag issues to the province's attention

169

Alberta Young Farmers and Ranchers Rock the Farm 2020

170

AWCA: How can women give each other a hand up in their careers?

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Alberta Agricultural Service Boards discuss issues, celebrate 75 years

172

Dirt to Dinner: New book aims to educate children about agriculture

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Pesticides rivers and wetlands: AAAF Speaker

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Leading change in farm organizations and businesses

175

AAAF welcomes new president

176

AWCA: Identifying and developing young leaders in agriculture

177

AAAF gather for annual In-Service Training on 75th Anniversary

178

Argentinian agriculture student networks at Canadian Ag Conference

179

Connect: The Heart of the Farm

180

Consumers evolving food choices impacting farmers

181

Guardians of the Grasslands set to tell cattle's role in protecting grasslands

182

Dogs trained to detect clubroot in canola

183

Pasture management: Hoping for the best, planning for the worst

184

South African auctioneer travels to Canada to compete in Calgary Stampede

185

Lumsden, Saskatchewan's Sebastian places in all Heavy Horse Pulling events at Calgary Stampede

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Swales takes top honours in Calgary Stampede Working Cow Horse Open Bridle

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Vintage tractor enthusiasts pull and swap stories at Calgary Stampede

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UFA launches foundation to support rural communities

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Stampede Vintage Tractor event to celebrate Roaring 50's

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Testing 1,2,3... Youth speak up for agriculture

191

RME steps up with big commitment to Canadian Tractor Museum

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New hotline to support Alberta producers after serious on-farm incidents

193

Year-round grain marketing discussion at RRC Ag Days

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PhD Student to talk Advancing Ag and Canola at RRC Ag Days

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Expanding your marketing options in the wake of a trade war

196

AWCA: Building a relationship with your banker to help your operation’s success

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AWCA: Gaining a Seat at the Table on the Farm

198

Planning for the worst: Large Animal Emergency Rescue

199

Advancing Ag participants make connections

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RRC Ag Days - Turning Winter Woes into Winter Wow when getting grain to market

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Alberta Agriculture Fieldmen gather for in-service training

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Mitigating the spread of crop diseases during harvest

203

Safely storing grain long-term after a wet harvest

204

Anderson-Chisholm family gifts 19,000 acre working ranch to University of Calgary

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Vanishing Sentinels: A map into the history of grain elevators in Canada