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March 2, 2026

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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: Plot Shots – Cover Crop Trial

Ag For Life March 4, 2020

Farming Smarter, working with Yvonne Lawley from the University of Manitoba, is experimenting with cover crops…

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Farming Smarter: Janine Lock’s Alberta Learning Adventure

Craig Lester February 13, 2020

Janine Lock, a McGill University student, and Loran Scholar spent summer 2019 with Farming Smarter as…

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Farming Smarter Podcast: Randy Kutcher — Plant pathology

RRC Staff February 12, 2020

Dr. Randy Kutcher from the University of Saskatchewan talk with Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles…

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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: Plot shots – Planting Plots for 2020 Learning Adventures

Guest Author January 16, 2020

Farming Smarter's Jamie Puchinger outlines the plots going into the ground for 2020 learning with Brian…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots – Soil Sampling Students

Guest Author December 10, 2019

Farming Smarter Research Manager Mike Gretzinger has second year students take soil samples from the fields…

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Farming Smarter conference to feature clubroot detecting canine

Craig Lester December 7, 2019

The annual Farming Smarter conference is set to take place at Lethbridge Exhibition Park on December…

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Farming Smarter: Plot shots – Fall weed management tactics

Guest Author November 13, 2019

Monster weeds develop during drought seasons sometimes. Ken Coles, Farming Smarter General Manager, talks about some…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots – Scouting Pea Leaf weevil larvae damage

Guest Author November 10, 2019

Trevor Deering, Farming Smarter Intern, walks us through the field pea trial while technicians take plot…

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Training dogs to detect clubroot contamination

Craig Lester September 23, 2019

New Brunswick dog trainers Bill Grimmer and Mario Bourque bring canine detection dogs Adi, a Golden…

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Farming Smarter hosts consumers as part of Alberta Open Farm Days

Craig Lester September 22, 2019

Farming Smarter in Lethbridge, Alberta hosts an open house for Alberta Open Farm Days bringing together…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots — Soil moisture maps during growing season

Guest Author September 15, 2019

Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter Field Scale Research, talks about in-season soil moisture mapping. The project uses…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 6 – Feed Barley, Oats, Triticale and Soft Wheat – July 15

Guest Author September 3, 2019

Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles talks about their regional barley, oats, triticale and soft white…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 5 – Growing Quinoa – July 8

Guest Author August 26, 2019

Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles talks about the benefits and challenges of growing quinoa.

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 4 — July 2

Guest Author August 21, 2019

Farming Smarter Research Manager Mike Gretzinger gives an overview of their hemp seeding rate and seeding…

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Farming Smarter: Week One 01 – April 2019

Guest Author August 3, 2019

Farming Smarter Research Coordinator Mike Gretzinger breaks down how they planned all of their research plots…

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Farming Smarter: Plot Shots 2 June 17

Guest Author July 26, 2019

This week Farming Smarter is covering how they fit novel crops into a normal crop rotation…

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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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Farming Smarter: A Hail of a Story – crop recovery after hail

Guest Author June 30, 2019

Farming Smarter General Manager Ken Coles share results from hail recovery research. Alberta has a special…

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