The case for regulatory modernization
Economists and politicians keep repeating the word competitiveness – and for good reason. For a small,…
Crops
Farming Smarter: Precision Planting Canola
Lewis Baarda talks about the advantages of precision planting canola. He divulged how depth and seed…
How to translate your summer field tour terminology into grain marketing best-practices
I recently published a blog that highlighted the value of sharing more than just agronomic best…
Farming Smarter: Grain Corn and Strip Tillage
Mike Gretzinger discusses Farming Smarter's dryland grain corn trials, and related projects involving strip tillage and…
A grain marketing field tour? Sign me up!
The summer season is a time for spraying, holidays, and even some learning opportunities. There are…
AYFR Summer Tour to showcase crop production and pasture management
Young farmers from across Alberta will converge in Rolling Hills on Wednesday for a farm tour,…
BCRC: Planting corn this spring for your cattle to graze later? Here are 10 corn planting tips
It will soon be time to start thinking about next year’s winter feed. If you plan…
AYFR Profile: Travis Willerton
Meet Travis Willerton, fourth generation farmer at Willerton Farms Ltd. Willerton Farms Ltd. currently supports an…
WheatStalk: Wireworms and beneficial bugs
AAFC - Lethbridge Entomologist Dr. Haley Catton talks about how they are researching new ways to…
AYFR Profile: Josh Younker
Josh Younker of Younker Cattle Company farms with his dad, his two uncles and his cousin…
Alberta harvest continues to be ahead of schedule
Harvest 2017 is moving along rapidly in Alberta thanks to consistently hot and dry weather across…
WheatStalk: Researching crop recovery from hail damage
Researching the ability of crops to recover after a hail storm. Farming Smarter’s Ken Coles talks…
Farmers looking for more solutions to deal with excess water in fields
The topic of water management in fields has seen significant growth over the past five years.
WheatStalk: Developing premium Winter Wheat varieties
Developing premium varieties of Winter Wheat to improve farmers’ bottom line. Speaking at Farming Smarter’s…
Farmers ready to rock out to agronomy at WheatStalk
The latest in wheat-related research will be on full display at a crop walk in the…
Heat Wave Concerns Farmers
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for mostly rural areas of east central and southeast…
Advantages of adding winter wheat to your crop rotation
Including winter wheat as part of the crop rotation is trending upwards on farms across Western…
FutureFarm Canada Expo to offer something for the entire family
All eyes will be on Olds College on July 6, 7 and 8 as the first…
Cloud seeding to mitigate damage
Severe weather season has started across the prairie provinces and while many like to watch a…
