Insights and Stories of Alexis Kienlen

Apr. 17, 2015 at 10:21 am CDT

When it comes to farm management, take a cue from No. 99. “Wayne Gretzky said, ‘I’m not bigger, stronger or faster than the players I’m up against. What I’ve realized is that the only real difference is that they always go to where the puck was, whereas I try to […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Jan. 30, 2015 at 11:49 am CST

It’s crop-planning season and that means it’s a good time for making plans to create a wild pollinator habitat near your crops. Having a strong pollinator population can offer a benefit to crops, said Mark Wonneck, an ecologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Calgary. Bees are an important part […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Jan. 28, 2015 at 6:54 pm CST

Edmonton — Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully up and running. The new website, created by the Alberta Wheat Commission with $742,725 in federal funding, aims to give […]

By Alexis Kienlen, Jill Burkhardt

Nov. 7, 2014 at 10:56 am CST

Gabe Brown found some fertile Alberta soil for his message that diversity builds soil health and boosts profitability. The North Dakota farmer and soil health guru did a barnstorm tour of the province in the last week of October, starting in the Peace Country community of Grimshaw, swinging through Legal […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Oct. 31, 2014 at 1:04 pm CDT

It started with an online friendship between two cattle veterinarians, and blossomed into a worldwide, viral campaign. Even though he doesn’t speak a word of Ukrainian, Airdrie vet Cody Creelman, was drawn to the online videos of Vadim Pryadko, who lives in a town called Khmelnitsky near the Polish border. […]

By Alexis Kienlen