Hand Picked News
Camryn Wojtowicz brings her passion for potatoes and agronomy research back to Farming Smarter as the newest full-time staff to join the team!
Learn more about our research into double cropping and how it could be an option for your farm.
Farming Smarter continues to build on the incredible momentum of last year as field work begins for a record number of plots in 2026.
You may have seen them before, but Grant, George and Evrett have secured long-term employment with Farming Smarter.
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2025-2029
Very few crop varieties grown today have specific nutrient recommendations and instead rely on those for older cultivars. This project will collect the crop yield data necessary to update nutrient response information for these modern varieties so farmers can optimize their economic returns and environmental impacts.
2025-2028
Most integrated weed management (IWM) approaches that are effective at managing kochia will fail when used in marginal areas of the field. We aim to identify which tools are effective in these zones to provide farmers across the Prairies with IWM strategies to reduce kochia populations.
2026-2029
Spring Wheat is the most common irrigated crop in Alberta, where irrigated acres are unfortunately threatened by reduced allocation rates if reservoirs remain below normal levels. This project investigates the crop yield and quality response at multiple reduced rates to arm farmers with effective knowledge.
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With over three quarters of its 173 trials harvested, Farming Smarter expects to complete harvest by the second week of Sept except silage and grain corn trials.
Farming Smarter's Smart Irrigation Systems project brings farmers in southern Alberta a tool to help make better decisions on irrigation management. It looks to expand across fields to develop the opportunity with farmer participation as it enters its second year.
Sugar beet growing regions went from across the prairies to now only Ontario and southern Alberta. Now, Farming Smarter aims to identify the best management practices for the crop so producers can optimize and enhance their operations.
Learning, Networking, and More - All at Farming Smarter's Field School!
Catch the latest agronomy updates -Field School Returns June 25 & July 16!We're bringing you leading edge knowledge and ideas this summer with a twist. June 25 takes a focus on dryland crop production with sessions on oilseed alternatives, a wild oat management demo, and a sneak peek at possible ultra early varieties of barley, corn, & durum, plus much more! July 16 is all about irrigation - review our latest pulse productivity project, see new smart irrigation technology, and learn about our reduced irrigation allocation research with spring wheat! Click below to learn more and register today! |
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Events
Join us in the field for a walk-&-talk showcase of our nitrogen management project with Farmers for Climate Solutions and Stamp Seeds! Get your hands dirty and learn about what we're doing to improve sustainable nitrogen usage in Alberta.
Farming Smarter's Field School brings you hands-on learning in the field, June 25 & July 16, with the latest innovations and crop updates to elevate southern Alberta's agriculture industry!
It's time to take to the field and learn the latest innovative updates in southern Alberta agriculture! Field School opens June 25 to bring you the latest agronomy knowledge & skills.