Farmers Urged to Practice Safety Around Grain Bins
AgSafe Alberta’s Jody Wacowich says staying alert to safety, especially when climbing on grain bins, needs…
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Late August Storms Obliterate Crops, Kill Livestock in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Several powerful storms swept across Alberta and Saskatchewan, leaving behind a trail of destruction that wiped…
Plot2Farm Delivering On-Farm Research Success
A program bringing research to the farm is again looking for farmers to participate. Alberta Grains…
Prairie Weather This Week – Oct 28
In this Prairie Weather report. RRC Meteorologist David Spence says rainfall is not going to happen…
Western Crop Innovations increasing ability to test quality of malt grain
Crop research organization Western Crop Innovations is increasing its ability to test the quality of malts…
Western Crop Innovations Launches Survey to Guide Future Research
Western Crop Innovations (WCI) is seeking farmer input to shape its future research efforts and priorities. They…
Hail Report: Crop Damage Claims Reach 1,500 for June 17-23
The Canadian Crop Hail Association, hail ranging from pea-sized to as large as softballs from storms…
Severe Weather Leads to Over 900 Crop Damage Claims
Insurance adjusters are investigating the crop damage claims following storms that blew through the Prairies between…
From Weed to Crop: Innovator Aims to Build Up Versatile Pennycress
An innovator is working to build up Pennycress, a plant that is commonly known as a…
Alberta Establishes New Agriculture Research Organization in Lacombe
The Western Crop Innovations will carry on the legacy of the Field Crop Development Centre as…
Being Fire Safe During Harvest
A rundown of fire safety tips to keep in during harvest. Did you know: August, September,…
Dry growing season comes to an end with precipitation heading into September
A dry growing season ended with more precipitation in some parts of the Alberta in August.…
The Barley Bin: New Varieties Coming Your Way
The Barley Bin: New Varieties Coming Your Way – with Dr. Aaron Beattie In our inaugural…
Farming Smarter: Sensing in-season soil moisture
Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter On-Farm Research Lead, talks about the EM38 Soil Moisture Project and its…
The Growing Point Podcast: Parasitism of Wheat Midge and what you can do to help with Jennifer Otani (AAFC Beaverlodge)
In this episode, we chat with Jennifer Otani (AAFC Beaverlodge) regarding wheat midge on the prairies…
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: Catch a spore in a Sporenado
Lewis Baarda talks about Farming Smarter's Sporenado research project at the July 23, 2020 Plot Hop.…
Mitigating the spread of clubroot
How to mitigate the spread of clubroot in canola. Corteva canola breeding lead Chad Koscielny goes…
Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 6 – Feed Barley, Oats, Triticale and Soft Wheat – July 15
Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles talks about their regional barley, oats, triticale and soft white…
Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 4 — July 2
Farming Smarter Research Manager Mike Gretzinger gives an overview of their hemp seeding rate and seeding…