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…
Research
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…
Maritime AgCast: Episode 14: Beef Cattle Disease Management
Brad McCallum, ACMA, chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and Jonathan Wort…
Farming Smarter: Dryland Corn Agronomy
Farming Smarter studied dryland grain corn agronomy related to row spacing, seeding rates, nitrogen rates &…
Farming Smarter: Southern Alberta crop diseases and how to manage them
Exploring southern Alberta crop diseases with Mike Harding, Research Scientist in Plant Pathology Program at Crop…
Farming Smarter: Forage mixtures for animal health
Grant Lastiwka shares thoughts about forage stands, forage mixtures, management, and the forage trials taking place…
The Growing Point Podcast: Closing Yield Gaps in Western Canada – A discussion with Dr. Brian Beres (AAFC)
In this podcast, we chat with Dr. Brian Beres regarding his current research on closing yield…
Farming Smarter: Catch a spore in a Sporenado
Lewis Baarda talks about Farming Smarter's Sporenado research project at the July 23, 2020 Plot Hop.…
The Growing Point Podcast: Bacterial disease in Western Canada – A discussion with Dr. Michael Harding (Pathologist with Alberta Agriculture & Forestry)
In this episode of The Growing Point Podcast, we chat with Dr. Michael Harding (Pathologist with…
BCRC: Hooves not Harrows – Harnessing Cow Power to Rejuvenate Forages
Arron Nerbas with Nerbas Brothers Angus explains how they take a “hooves not harrows” approach to…
Maritime AgCast: BCRC Decision-Making Tools Part II: Introduction to Record Keeping & Benchmarking
Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Ellen Crane of the Beef Cattle Research…
Farming Smarter: Regional silage trial in southern Alberta
Mike Gretzinger shares the information coming out of Alberta regional silage trials in southern Alberta. Farming…
Farming Smarter: Disease Diagnostics – Fusarium
Randy Kutcher takes the discussion out to the fields to talk about fusarium in crops. Farming…