The Ag Women’s Network is an organization that started as a forum in 2013 to help young women in agriculture connect. We talk to the AWN’s Jennifer Christie about how this network is empowering women here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and meat of agriculture.

A pulse research project at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Station in Lacombe, Alberta is evaluating pea and germ plasm. The work is expected to lead to pulse crops that make more money for farmers. More on this research here on Rural Roots Canada, Where we Get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Improving crop research and breeding programs by using marker assisted selection. We take a closer look at the work being done at the Lacombe Field Crop Development Centre here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Protecting your herd from predators is easier said than done, especially if your herd is spread out over a large distance. We talk to the Chairman of the Alberta Beef Producers’ Wildlife Committee about tips ranchers can take to protect their cattle here on Rural Roots Canada, Where we Get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

A leader in Canadian beef advocacy for over two decades is retiring. The legacy of the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence’s Marty Carpenter leaves behind here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Weather, a Bovine Tuberculosis outbreak and a drop in prices are the biggest challenges cattle producers in Alberta faced this year. We talk to the Executive Director of the Alberta Beef Producers about how ranchers were able to roll with the punches thrown their way this year here on Rural Roots Canada, Where we Get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

Crop production has changed immensely in the past century. We talk to agronomist Ross McKenzie as well as Adrien Moens, owner of AJM Seeds about the growth of knowledge and technological advances in the sector here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and

meat of agriculture.

The 4-H world will converge on Canada next July. We take a look at the 4-day event that will take place in Ottawa here on Rural Roots Canada where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.

The irrigation industry generates about 3.6 billion dollars of economic activity per year. We talk to Executive Director of the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association, as well as director of the Irrigation and Farm Water Branch at Alberta Agriculture here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the stem and meat of agriculture.

A group which helps farmers return to the farm after a devastating injury says the key is to provide them with support and the tools needed to continue on with their way of life. We speak with the Canadian Disabled Farmers Registry about the help it provides here on Rural Roots Canada, where we get to the Stem and Meat of Agriculture.