. Agri-news. Agriculture. March 3, 1980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLASHBACK - 30 YEARS AGO by Joe Gurba Head of Alberta Agriculture's Crop Protection and Pest Control Branch. Sunday afternoon 4-H Showmanship Training at Jack Youzwyshyn s farm in the Spring of 1952. Wm. Cornish (left), stockman and ; Joe Gurba, ; and Iris Youzwyshyn, 4-H Club member with her prize Shorthorn calf. I look back at my work in 1950-53 as some of the best years of my life. As a new agricultural graduate in the spring of 1950, I spent about eight months getting practical extension training under W. Pid
. Agri-news. Agriculture. March 3, 1980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLASHBACK - 30 YEARS AGO by Joe Gurba Head of Alberta Agriculture's Crop Protection and Pest Control Branch. Sunday afternoon 4-H Showmanship Training at Jack Youzwyshyn s farm in the Spring of 1952. Wm. Cornish (left), stockman and ; Joe Gurba, ; and Iris Youzwyshyn, 4-H Club member with her prize Shorthorn calf. I look back at my work in 1950-53 as some of the best years of my life. As a new agricultural graduate in the spring of 1950, I spent about eight months getting practical extension training under W. Pidruchney, at Vegreville. In February 1951, I became a rookie at Myrnam in the of Eagle and ready to change the farming world. My first 'mistake' was with junior (now 4-H) clubs. I thought it would be a good way for a stranger to get acquainted while business was slack. I didn't realize the enthusiasm, tremendous search for knowledge and the need for social action in the community. Soon there were some 14 clubs in grain, beef and garden projects, mostly with new leaders requiring Phone (403) 427-2127 - (cont'd) - /dlberra AGRICULTURE Communications Division. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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