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Long-time CDC South Crop Researcher Continues Work at Revitalized Research Facility

Adeline Aris September 2, 2026

A former CDC South crop researcher continues his work to find new crop opportunities for Alberta…

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Former Researcher Optimistic about Crop Diversification Centre Revitalization

Adeline Aris August 18, 2026

Plant disease expert and former plant pathologist Ron Howard believes the CDC South transition to the…

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Western Crop Innovations increasing ability to test quality of malt grain

Craig Lester October 14, 2024

Crop research organization Western Crop Innovations is increasing its ability to test the quality of malts…

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Alberta Establishes New Agriculture Research Organization in Lacombe

Tim Parent March 23, 2024

The Western Crop Innovations will carry on the legacy of the Field Crop Development Centre as…

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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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Farming Smarter: Using crop rotations to control disease

Guest Author March 26, 2020

Dr. Randy Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan, is a plant pathologist currently doing a large, multi-province crop…

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Farming Smarter Podcast: Choosing a cover crop for your rotations

Guest Author March 6, 2020

Yvonne Lawley, University of Manitoba, talks about the goals of cover crop use on the prairies.…

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Farming Smarter Podcast: Ryan Mercer – Farmer led Research

Craig Lester January 25, 2020

Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles and southern Alberta farmer Ryan Mercer go in-depth on the…

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Farming Smarter: Increasing durum yields

Guest Author July 26, 2019

Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles talks about how they are trying to increase their durum…

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