Reading Time: < 1 minute Lethbridge Polytechnic and the Government of Alberta have signed a 20-year renewal of a land lease agreement for the institiution’s research farm.
Lethbridge research farm lease renewed for 20 years
Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship continues to manage research farm
From winter soil to bountiful crops: Alberta’s ultra-early seeding experiment
Early January spring wheat/durum seeding hoping to bring favourable results for southern Alberta farmer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta farmers are putting research into practice, pushing ahead traditional seeding times by months for spring wheat and durum.
Canada’s public wheat breeding under review
Canada’s public wheat breeding system is under review. The report is due in March.
Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool
Reading Time: 4 minutes University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.
AgSphere cultivates new era for agri-food innovation
Calgary-based company will bring trailblazers together and keep investment in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new Calgary-based hub seeks to join universities, investors, multinationals and start ups to spur cutting-edge advances in farm-to-fork sector.
UCalgary breakthrough may stop canola shatter and boost yields
New research on canola could help save farmers time and money
Reading Time: 2 minutes Research from the University of Calgary on shatter-tolerant canola could save Canadian farmers time and money.
Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects
The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.
Swine Innovation Porc funds vaccine, barn cooling research
Vaccine development for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Delta Coronavirus are among new research projects Canadian pork groups will fund over the next few years, Swine Innovation Porc announced Tuesday.
Canada’s agricultural innovation in crisis?
Experts argue that Canada’s ability to foster agricultural innovation and technology needs drastic improvement, and it needs to happen now
Reading Time: 5 minutes Experts argue that Canada’s ability to foster agricultural innovation and technology needs drastic improvement, and it needs to happen now.
Want more canola bushels? Join a local research network
Agronomists consider on-farm trials and access to local data to be critical for improving margins in crop production
Reading Time: 2 minutes Joining a local group of farmers who conduct on-farm trials and share data is a great way to boost profitability, say agronomists in Western Canada.
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