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April 23, 2026

Crops

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Hail crop damage claims top one-thousand in last week of July

Craig Lester August 6, 2023

Quarter-size hail and drought were the primary causes of hail crop damage at the end of…

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precipitation

Farmers with crop damage asked to leave sample strips as early harvest begins

Craig Lester July 28, 2023

As producers roll into the fields, insurance adjusters are asking producers to leave adequate sample strips…

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SaskWheat

SaskWheat’s On-Farm Research Program Showing Growth in Second Year

Craig Lester July 28, 2023

Carmen Prang, Agronomy Research Specialist with SaskWheat, says the program has gone from sites on four…

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Mitigating Barley Lodging: Getting to the Root of the Problem

Craig Lester July 28, 2023

Ongoing research, Barley Lodging, Getting to the Root of the Problem, aims to help plant breeders…

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SaskBarley Launches New Podcast Series Celebrating Barley Variety Development

Craig Lester July 28, 2023

A new podcast series looking back at 50 years of barley breeding in Western Canada has…

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Rob Saik: Building consumer trust, sustainable intensification, and AGvisorPRO

Craig Lester January 30, 2023

Rob Saik and RRC's Craig Lester talk about a wide range of topics including building consumer…

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2022 Alberta growing season wrap up

Tim Parent January 28, 2023

The 2022 growing season in Alberta was a roller coaster ride. Dry weather, rain, pests, and…

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Farm transition

Having courageous conversations about farm transition

Craig Lester January 11, 2023

Farm transition expert Elaine Froese encourages farm families to have courageous conversations about the farm transition…

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Farming Smarter: The Healthy Soil Challenge – Soil Savvy

Kristen Lepp October 11, 2022

This story was first published on Farming Smarter.com Healthy soil isn’t just vital for high crop…

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Farming Fact or Fiction with The Farm Babe S4E8

Kristen Lepp October 11, 2022

  In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, Dan connects with Michelle Miller also…

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Minute in the Field – Precision Pulses

Guest Author October 11, 2022

Join Carlo Van Herk and the Agronomy Research team as they seed our Perfectly Placed Pulses…

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cabef

CABEF Raising Funds to Support the Next Generation of Farmers

Tim Parent September 26, 2022

Supporting the next generation of farmers is the goal of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF). 

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The Barley Bin: Bringing Better Barley to Western Canada – with Jim Anderson

Kristen Lepp September 10, 2022

Since 1984, Jim Anderson has been involved in the R&D program in what is now Nutrien…

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The Growing Point: Malting barley quality: quality and on-farm management impacts on the malting process

Kristen Lepp September 10, 2022

In this episode of The Growing Point podcast, we chat with Sherwin Santiano, a malting and…

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precipitation

A summer of wild weather for Alberta

Tim Parent August 15, 2022

Meteorologist David Spence talks about the wild weather Alberta farmers saw this summer, which included storms,…

  • Crops
  • Growing the Future Podcast
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Growing the Future Podcast: The Future of Seeding Technology with Colin Rush S4E2

Kristen Lepp August 1, 2022

In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, Dan catches up with longtime friend Colin…

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The Growing Point – Malting barley varieties and markets: now and into the future

Kristen Lepp August 1, 2022

In this episode of The Growing Point podcast, we chat with Peter Watts, the managing director…

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The Barley Bin: Back to the Barley Board – with SaskBarley director Brent Johnson

Kristen Lepp July 13, 2022

We chat with Brent Johnson, who is in his final year of his second 4-year term…

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  • The Growing Point Podcast

The Growing Point Podcast: Creating clarity around alkali, alkaline, and saline soils with Wes Anderson

Kristen Lepp July 13, 2022

In this episode of The Growing Point, we speak with Wes Anderson, Vice President of agronomy…

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20/20 Seed Lab

Grain Drying Study Looking for Farmers

Craig Lester July 10, 2022

Lethbridge (Rural Roots Canada) – Researchers at Lethbridge College involved with a grain-drying study are looking…

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