Thursday, June 30, 2011
Time for a Check-up? Workshop on Monitoring Pasture Health
An exciting Upcoming Event hosted by Mountain View County and Grey Wooded Forage Association. It will take place near Olds...not too far away. This is one to take in if you can! Here's the poster for it. Contact Grey Wooded Forage Association to register or for more info.
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Sustainable Grazing Mentorship Program
Well, here we are well into the 2011 forage growing season...
I thought now might be a good time to remind producers about an amazing resource available to you: the Sustainable Grazing Mentorship Program.
This link takes you to a brochure on the program: http://www.areca.ab.ca/images/stories/Files/ARECA/SGMP_Brochure_2010.pdf
The program is delivered by the Applied Research and Extension Council of Alberta.
I thought now might be a good time to remind producers about an amazing resource available to you: the Sustainable Grazing Mentorship Program.
This link takes you to a brochure on the program: http://www.areca.ab.ca/images/stories/Files/ARECA/SGMP_Brochure_2010.pdf
The program is delivered by the Applied Research and Extension Council of Alberta.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
And the Emerald Award Winners Are... ... ... The Off the Creek Landowners!!
On Wednesday, June 15, at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, the Off the Creek Landowners were named as one of the 2011 Emerald Award Winners.
A very big congratulations goes out to all 44 of the Landowners! You deserve it. The title of your nomination was "Leaders by Example", which is of course exactly what you are.
Two of the Off the Creek Landowners attended the ceremonies. Murray Stauffer accepted the Emerald Award on behalf of all the Landowners. You can read an interview with Murray in an article from the Red Deer Advocate, at:
http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Landowners_strike_Emerald_124066879.html
Watch for an article about the Emerald Award in the July 2011 edition of the County News (which, in case you don't get it at home, will be posted online at http://www.rdcounty.ca/news/county-newsletter )
Also, Stephen Smith helped the nomination by being interviewed as part of a video that was shown at the Emerald Awards Gala. The video is now online, at: http://www.emeraldfoundation.ca/recipients/community (make sure you scroll down the screen to find the video...)
I'd also like to make a mention of Don and Marie Ruzicka, who farm in the Iron Creek watershed east of Camrose. They also won an Emerald Award, for their environmental efforts with their farming operation. Their video is found at: http://www.emeraldfoundation.ca/recipients/individual-ruzicka
Congratulations to all the winners!
A very big congratulations goes out to all 44 of the Landowners! You deserve it. The title of your nomination was "Leaders by Example", which is of course exactly what you are.
Two of the Off the Creek Landowners attended the ceremonies. Murray Stauffer accepted the Emerald Award on behalf of all the Landowners. You can read an interview with Murray in an article from the Red Deer Advocate, at:
http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Landowners_strike_Emerald_124066879.html
Watch for an article about the Emerald Award in the July 2011 edition of the County News (which, in case you don't get it at home, will be posted online at http://www.rdcounty.ca/news/county-newsletter )
Also, Stephen Smith helped the nomination by being interviewed as part of a video that was shown at the Emerald Awards Gala. The video is now online, at: http://www.emeraldfoundation.ca/recipients/community (make sure you scroll down the screen to find the video...)
I'd also like to make a mention of Don and Marie Ruzicka, who farm in the Iron Creek watershed east of Camrose. They also won an Emerald Award, for their environmental efforts with their farming operation. Their video is found at: http://www.emeraldfoundation.ca/recipients/individual-ruzicka
Congratulations to all the winners!
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