Alberta Establishes New Agriculture Research Organization in Lacombe
The Western Crop Innovations will carry on the legacy of the Field Crop Development Centre as…
Research
SaskWheat’s On-Farm Research Program Showing Growth in Second Year
Carmen Prang, Agronomy Research Specialist with SaskWheat, says the program has gone from sites on four…
Mitigating Barley Lodging: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Ongoing research, Barley Lodging, Getting to the Root of the Problem, aims to help plant breeders…
SaskBarley Launches New Podcast Series Celebrating Barley Variety Development
A new podcast series looking back at 50 years of barley breeding in Western Canada has…
Unlocking the Potential of HyperLayer Data on Farms
The Olds College Smart Farm is using a HyperLayer data concept to develop and test algorithms tailored…
Lethbridge College’s research reputation hits new heights
Lethbridge College has ranked 16th on the list of Canada's top 50 research colleges, its highest-ever…
Research project aims to find best varieties of potatoes
How do companies and researchers decide which potatoes go into development for chipping, french fries, and…
Saving more potatoes using infrared tech
A research team out of Lethbridge College is looking at a unique technique that could improve…
Researchers Look at Viability of No Fence Collars on Canadian Prairies
Research is about to start at Olds College on whether no fence collars for cattle that…
Farming Smarter: Crop Biostimulant Trials
Farming Smarter's Mike Gretzinger talks about their crop biostimulant project, which experiments with various nutrients and…
Farming Smarter: Sensing in-season soil moisture
Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter On-Farm Research Lead, talks about the EM38 Soil Moisture Project and its…
Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions to hold sessions on proposed amalgamation for farmers
The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions are holding online consultation sessions on the proposed amalgamation. on…
Farming Smarter: Targeting Kochia Control
Farming Smarter's Lewis Baarda walks #FSFS20 attendees through plots where we're studying best practices for managing…
BCRC: Dr. Surya Acharya Receives 2021 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation
Forage breeder Dr. Surya Acharya, is the winner of the 2021 Canadian Beef Industry Award for…
Farming Smarter: Timing of Barley Rolling
Trevor Deering, Farming Smarter & George Lubberts, Complete Ag Services talk about a joint project to…
Farming Smarter: Crop desiccating methods & results
Ken Coles shares results of a desiccant trial showing the results from timing, nozzle size and…
The Growing Point: Preventing selection of herbicide-resistant weeds with Dr. Breanne Tidemann (AAFC)
Dr. Breanne Tidemann chats about the current state of weed resistance in Western Canada, how we…
Farming Smarter: How to starve Fusarium Head Blight
Fusarium Head Blight affects many major western Canadian crops. It is a localized problem in that…
Farming Smarter: Wheat Stem Sawfly management for 2021
Jamie leads a discussion with Haley Catton, Brian Beres & Dr. Hector Carcamo about Wheat Stem…
Farming Smarter: Spray Tank Clean Out
Farming Smarter shares its expertise on how to completely clean out your spray tank before using…