In an effort to help farmers grow more food in an era where precision agriculture is growing, Olds College has announced a techgronomy diploma course aimed at giving producers the best of both the agronomy and technology worlds. More on the newly announced diploma course here on Rural Roots Canada.

As farmers head out into the field to get a start on planting their crops there are questions surrounding the canola markets. We talk to a marketing expert on how producers can expand their marketing options in the wake of the Canada - China trade war here on Rural Roots Canada.

Growing a business relationship with your banker. Why it is important to your farm’s to have strong lines of communication with your banker here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and meat of agriculture.

Hundreds of volunteers come together to tell agriculture’s story to thousands of kids and adults at Calgary Stampede’s Aggie Days. More on the questions the volunteers are hearing here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Getting a seat at the table. A 30 year veteran of farm succession planning talks about the steps of gaining a seat at the table when it comes to managing a farm here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and meat of agriculture.

Do you know what to do if you had a large animal emergency? We talk strategies of dealing with large animal emergencies with Dr. Rebecca Husted, one of the leading experts on the subject here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and meat of agriculture.

Sylvan Lake, Alberta area farmer Allison Ammeter has been selected as this year’s BMO ‘Celebrating Women in Agriculture award recipient at the Advancing Women In Agriculture Conference more here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

There is a lot of energy around the Advancing Ag program as it continues to grow. We find out more about two of the participants and what they are gaining from the program here on Rural Roots Canada.

Ag Exchange Group’s Mike Witkowicz previews his upcoming talks at the RRC Ag Days in Olds, March 1 and Yorkton, March 8 about the challenges of getting grain to market in the current transportation environment and the opportunities available if producers diversify. Register to here more on this subject and several others by going to Rural Roots Canada.com.

The Alberta Young Farmers and Ranchers will be holding its Annual General Meeting in Olds on March 1 as part of Rural Roots Canada Ag Days. They are looking for anyone working in the ag sector between the ages of 18 and 40 to come out and join them.