Reading Time: 3 minutes The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has a unique approach to training the next generation of workers in just about every area related to farming. Students can aim for a B. Sc. or a BA in agricultural studies, a multidisciplinary program that allows students to focus on areas from economics to geography and biotechnology […] Read more
Lethbridge Takes A Unique Approach To Agriculture Degree
WINTER WHEAT — Good For Farmers And Good For Ducks
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF CONTRIBUTOR |LETHBRIDGE It’s not easy being a duck, what with coyotes and foxes eating your eggs for breakfast and hunters taking potshots at you all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. But an even greater threat – the farmer. Once you’ve got your nest nicely established, along comes an air seeder to […] Read more
Prairies Need To Manage Water Better
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF CONTRIBUTOR |LETHBRIDGE The Canadian Prairies face a sea of water issues in coming years, but there’s still time to craft a “win-win- win” scenario, according to a leading water expert. “Everywhere, water is in demand for food production, cooling for energy generation and for mining as well as manufacturing and domestic use,” Howard Wheater […] Read more
Alberta Has Much To Offer A Thirsty Planet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Flooding and water scarcity are probably the biggest issues facing the developing world, and the situation will only worsen as the global population grows and climate change intensifies. That was part of the message noted scientist Chandra Madramootoo brought to this year’s Water, Agriculture and the Environment conference in Lethbridge. The other part concerned Alberta […] Read more
Stripe Rust Hits Winter Wheat, Other Wheat At Risk In Many Areas
Reading Time: 3 minutes Winter wheat in southern Alberta has been hit with stripe rust and the disease will likely spread to other wheat types. The stripe rust fungus cannot survive temperatures below -10 C so it generally winters in the Pacific Northwest and blows into southern Alberta and the rest of the Prairies in mid-to late summer. It […] Read more
DDGS — Good Feed, But Know What You’re Buying
Reading Time: 3 minutes DDGS can fit well in feed rations, but obtaining the right quality and arranging delivery are not as easy as with other feeds, says a broker who handles the product. Ryan Slozka, of Rycom Trading in Kelowna, advises understanding the industry and its logistics before you start using it in your rations. DDGS – distillers […] Read more
Retroactive Carbon Credits End This Year
Reading Time: 3 minutes The clock is ticking – you have until the end of the year to claim a payment for carbon sequestered in your soil through zero tillage since 2002. You may qualify for carbon-offset payments of around $10 an acre if you’re in the black or grey wooded soil zones, or irrigate, and can also prove […] Read more
Improvement Water Management On Bow Would Be A ‘Win-Win-Win’
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to the Bow River, everyone can have their cake and eat it, too. A new report says that, if managed corrected, there’s enough water flowing through the Bow to provide for healthy aquatic ecosystems, irrigation, recreation and huge urban growth in Calgary, all the while mitigating floods and droughts. “All the demands […] Read more
Research Trial Enters Its Second Century
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an age where research projects based on three years of field work is the norm – one project conducted by a series of soil scientists at the Agriculture Canada Lethbridge Research Centre stands out. Last month, they seeded the 101st crops on the Rotation ABC and Rotation U plots, continuing work that began in […] Read more
Precision Irrigation Cuts Water Use, Grows Better Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes The irrigation industry is constantly coming up with new technology, but not all of it works everywhere in southern Alberta, which has such variability in soils, topography and climate. In fact, conditions in this region vary so widely that equipment manufacturers run their on-farm testing of irrigation products in the area. Dana Williams-Freeman, manager of […] Read more
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