November 2022 Newsletter

Measuring Saskatchewan's Trust In Food

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture released their survey results focused on consumer perceptions of the agriculture industry. The survey polled Saskatchewan residents about their level of trust in farmers and ranchers. The results show we are slipping.

Coming Together To #CelebrateAg

Our Agriculture Month theme year was #MealsFromtheFarm, which encouraged people to celebrate the great food produced by Saskatchewan farmers, highlighted meals shared out in the field at harvest time, and promoted sharing meals with others in the community. 

Meet The Staff

Angela Larson

Angela grew up on a mixed grain and beef cattle farm near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Throughout her career, she has worked with several agriculture groups such as CanolaInfo, SaskMustard, HealthyFlax, Sask Pork, and SaskTurkey on their social media and communications programming. Currently, she is our Digital Media and Communication Specialist for Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan as well as for our national program, Canadian Food Focus.

Julie Kenyon

Julie grew up in a small town in the South-Eastern interior of BC and moved to Saskatchewan in 1996. Currently, she is our Social Media & Project Coordinator for Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan as well as for our national program, Canadian Food Focus. Julie started her career with BlueSkyIdeas over 20 years ago. In that time she has worked with several agriculture groups such as CanolaInfo, SaskMustard, HealthyFlax, Sask Pork, and SaskTurkey on their social media, recipe development and special projects. 

Pamela MacDonald

Pamela is the Project Administrator for Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, providing support and guidance to the Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan staff. She has over 15 years of experience in the swine industry working both in the barn and in the office as well as working for a swine veterinarian practice.

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Crop Rotations Ensure A Sustainable Future For Agriculture

It’s true that modern farms are the most efficient and environmentally friendly they’ve ever been. There are many practices farmers have adopted that contribute to this.

One of these strategies is crop rotation, a carefully orchestrated plan that ensures farmers grow a diverse range of crops.

Carrots For Cattle: Working Together To Prevent Food Waste

Farmers and food companies are coming up with new ways to reduce waste and find new uses for products that can’t be fully utilized in the human food stream.

One of our main activities during Agriculture Month was our online photo contest. Almost 200 photos were entered this year—double last year’s entries—in the categories of farm scenes, farm faces, crops, farm animals, farm innovations, farm to plate, farm history and a meal from the farm. Our most popular photo category by far was ‘farm scenes’.

Have You Heard About The Canadian Beef Information Gateway?

Learn about 75 different beef cuts organized into roasts, steaks, grounds and other beef cuts. Read up on recommended cooking methods, food safety and storage information, written recipes along with ‘hands-in-pans” instructional videos, nutritional information and shopping lists.