• Part of Alberta`s Roots

Has milk always been sold in stores? Are cows milked by farmers or by machines? Find out how dairy farming has changed over time. Click the “THEN & NOW” icon to jump back in time to a farmer’s field in the late 1800s. Follow the directions to create a modern dairy farm!

• What attracted homesteaders and farmers to Alberta?

• Homesteading and Dairy Farming in the 1800s

• Growth and Change in the 1900s

• Modernization in the 1950s

• Dairy Farming Today