The Sawyers are one of two farm families featured in the four-part series Real Farm Lives, which is produced by CropLife Canada.

The Provincial Archives of
Alberta is a rich source of information for anyone researching their family’s farming roots.

It is increasingly common for people who grew up on the farm to pursue education and off-farm careers before settling back on their family farms.

​In 2017, Wade and Scott McAllister realized their mutual dream of seeing a craft beer brewed exclusively using barley grown on their family farm.

Brian Sewell’s first entrepreneurial venture was anything but what you’d expect from a teen who’d decided from day one to take up the family business. But for Army of Darkness Skateboards (AOD for short), Brian’s mobile skate shop and manufacturing company, it rolled straight out of his farming experience.