Finding more uses for hemp.   An Alberta company teams up with farmers to use more of the plants they are growing.  We find out what they are making with it here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

As planting starts to get underway, canola producers are mindful of a growing disease in the prairies. We talk to a canola expert about what producers can do to mitigate the spread of clubroot here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Production.

The emergence of COVID-19 cases in the workforces at meatpacking plants has resulted in them slowing down production causing a bottle-neck for producers trying to sell their livestock. We have more on what cattle producers are doing and what they need to weather the storm here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

In this episode of Rural Roots Canada, we take a trip back through time and learn a bit about the history of the Agricultural Service Boards and Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen as they mark 75 years in operation.

It's a busy time for farmers and veterinarians as calving is in full swing for many, so what are vets who are traveling to do farms doing to help protect everyone from COVID-19 while still doing their job. Dr. Pat Burrage is a Veterinarian and the Vice President of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. He takes us through what measures vets are doing to protect clients and themselves during this pandemic.

Lethbridge College and Farming Smarter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Dr. Kenny Corscadden, Vice-President of Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARE) at the college talks about how formalizing their long-standing partnership will further both college and Farming Smarter's goals and objectives.

Two new programs at Olds College are aimed to prepare students for one of agriculture's most transformative ages. We talk to the Dean of Werkman's School at Olds College about how these will help them meet industry and producers' needs in the future here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

The dollars and sense of grazing. An internationally renowned grazing expert explains how grazing can help your operations bottom line here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Going virtual! The Alberta Farm Animal Care Conference’s Livestock Care Conference moves forward as a virtual conference in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. More on the conference on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

It's like lubricant for a tractor, good communication is the solution to a lot of family issues. We talk to a lawyer about succession planning here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.