News and updates
Keep up to date with the latest articles and new releases from the Farming Smarter.
We've finished seeding at Farming Smarter! Altogether, our three programs put more than 200 trials in the ground....
Our goal for this study is to determine the potential to increase the nutritive value of corn for fall beef cattle grazing in western Canada.
The three-year rotational study hopes to provide southern Alberta producers with a yield benefit, or a crop health benefit. Our rotation includes canola, wheat, and faba bean ≥ all of which are popular amongst growers...
Every farmer should scout their fields for weeds. Scouting throughout the season gives you the advantage of knowing how your crop is handling the competition. Each growing season is different, but the more you learn about your field the better...
With heavy hearts, Farming Smarter remembers Ag Titan John Calpas...
We kicked off the day by introducing our permanent staff and familiarizing the students with Farming Smarter. While there were some familiar faces of returning students, many of the students on our 2022 Research Team are brand new...
There is no denying that farming has its busy, stressful times. Psychologist and farmer Chelsey King says that there are many reasons why farmers stress over their crops...
Zero and minimum till fields can experience trash build up that affects seed to soil contact in the spring...
Farming Smarter and Bonduelle Group aim to develop the market for fresh pea growers and provide more pea varieties. In southern Alberta, the fresh pea market is incredibly niche...
The Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee (RWOAC) has released a new infographic as part of an extensions program. RWOAC has more extension material in the works, releasing soon and through the new year...
This spring, Farming Smarter is looking at the effects of ultra-early seeding on durum, in collaboration with Dr. Brian Beres. We're excited to be a part of this study as it builds off previous research, done by Dr. Beres...
How are you starting spring? At Farming Smarter, we like to start our spring with soil sampling!...
Applications for 2023 Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarships will be accepted from April 1 though June 30, 2022...
FYI - a new executive committee took the reins of Farming Smarter at the Board organizational meeting March 17, 2017.
It's spring in southern Alberta! A new research year has begun! At Farming Smarter, we're out in the field and getting our hands dirty. We have seeds in the ground and plans in motion. Our ultra early seeding trials were planted in mid-March, but..
Laverne Gill's generosity, quest to both acquire and share knowledge, and willingness to try new things, all led him to be the 2021 Orville Yanke Award recipient.
Soil Savvy gives you some facts to consider about potassium in your soils. It is segment two in the soil potassium series.
The project looked at how to implement biobeds to filter pesticide rinsate and recycle the effluent. The goal of this project is to limit the water contamination of chemical application and protect water resources.
Our Extensions program had plenty of trail to blaze in 2021. Dedicated to delivering informative content and opportunities, our Extensions program fought tooth and nail to keep the ball rolling over the past two years. Throughout COVID, we encountered...
Whether it's the corner of a pivot circle, a low spot in your field, or a saline patch ≥ marginal land is a blunder for your field. These unproductive patches of land can impede yields and make harvest difficult...
Our Custom Research program saw a lot of success in 2021. In fact, Custom Research Unit Lead Trevor Deering learned how to juggle! Rather, he learned to juggle the work necessary to complete 62 research trials this year...
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a collection from organisms degraded in the environment by bacteria, UV radiation, pH, or temperature. Unlike living DNA, eDNA is expelled from living organisms, fragmented, and accumulated in its surroundings...
As part of our Field Tested program, this project is studying the effectiveness of spore traps as a low-tech, cost-effective warning system. Additionally, we want to learn to better understand these pathogens and how we can mitigate them...