A new Variable Rate Irrigation project at Farming Smarter will experiment with sensors to improve water use in pivot irrigation systems with real time data from the field. Lewis Baarda sits down with project partners Kevin Cussen and Mark Johnson to outline the project and the challenges…
Nicole Rasmussen of Corteva AgriScience talks about canola seed size, corn crops, planting methods and planting depths with Mike Gretzinger of Farming Smarter.
Rachael Melenka of 20/20 Seed Labs talks with Lewis Baarda of Farming Smarter about the Spornado spore trap that offers a cost effective alternative to more expensive spore traps. Farming Smarter partnered with 20/20 Seed Labs to test Spornado efficacy in the field.
Mike Gretzinger, Farming Smarter Research Coordinator and Ryan Bonnett of Stoller Enterprises talk about the efficacy and reality of biostimulants in field scale applications. They discuss when and how these products can add benefit to crops. Check out Farming Smarter’s Biostimulant research project to see what we’re learning.
Listen while Liam & Mike talk about growing quinoa in Canada. Where it works, what to think about and why it’s an interesting novel crop to consider for your farm. Liam O’Halloran of NorQuin in conversation with Mike Gretzinger, Farming Smarter Research Coordinator
Field Tested delivers ROI: There’s nothing that compares to test results you see on your land, planted & harvested with your equipment and grown under your care. They’re the best because you know how you got those results and that you can replicate the method…
Alberta farmers may notice a change in flea beetle populations. Listen to Dr. Hector Carcamo, AAFC Entomologist, and Lewis Baarda, Farming Smarter Field Tested, in conversation regarding flea beetle species, management practices, predators, insecticides etc. in Alberta. Get a sense of how changes to on…
Wheat growers! This program is for you. Dr. Brian Beres and Dr. Patricio Grassini talk about current research into quantifying CWRS yield gaps. Dr. Brian Beres is the agronomy research scientist with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge. Alberta. Dr. Patricio Grassini is an associate…
Jamie Puchinger, Farming Smarter Assistant Manager and Morton Molyneux, K2 communications, talk about taking Farming Smarter events digital. The 2020 summer event season had to pivot quickly to offering digital Plot Hops in the summer of covid19.
In this episode, Michael Kaake talks to Andre Lacoursiere, 2nd Opinion Consulting Inc., about agronomy and how COVID-19 affected his company in 2020. He also talks about interesting things he saw in southern Alberta fields over the 2020 growing season. He brings up observations that…
Scott Gillespie, Agronomist of Plants Dig Soil, talks about interesting things he saw in southern Alberta fields over the 2020 growing season. He brings up observations that may portend challenges for 2021.
Mike talks to Diane Westerlund about the provincial soil benchmarking project. Farming Smarter manages the southern Alberta portion of the project.
Mike Kaake did a 150 hour Digital Media practicum with Farming Smarter in September 2020. During this time, we asked him to produce five podcasts. Mike talks with Claudette Lacombe, Farming Smarter Communications Manager, and Deb Hadley, Chair – School of Media and Information Technologies…
Dr. Claudia Sheedy and Farming Smarter want you to build a biobed to manage pesticide rinsates on your farm. Farming Smarter built a working biobed for its farm and often includes it in tours. They also built a biobed trailer that can travel southern Alberta…
Dr. Jan Slaski of Innotech Alberta studies hemp from seed to final product. 2020 will mark his 18th year in hemp research all over Alberta. He is also part of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance.
Dr. Mike Harding, Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, and Farming Smarter worked with Grimmers Canine College to train dogs to detect clubroot in the soil. This pilot project shows that it’s possible to use dogs to sniff out clubroot.
Dr. Charles Geddes studies herbicide resistance conducting research in southern Alberta at the Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada research center. He talks with Farming Smarter’s Mike Gretzinger about findings from southern Alberta.
Dr. Randy Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan, is a plant pathologist currently doing a large, multi-province crop rotation study to answer questions about how rotating crops can keep some diseases at bay.
Willejmin Appels, Lethbridge College Irrigation Research Chair joins Ken Coles, Farming Smarter Executive Director for a conversation about progress in irrigation technology and agronomy.
Yvonne Lawley, University of Manitoba, talks about the goals of cover crop use on the prairies. Cover crops can improve soil, conserve water and strengthen a farmers bottom line. Lawley and Ken Coles, Farming Smarter Executive director talk about the challenges and benefits for southern…
Farming Smarter Director Ryan Mercer and Executive Director Ken Coles in conversation about the role of the organization in southern Alberta farming. Our primary focus is applied research that helps southern Alberta crop producers make informed choices around inputs, technology and management practices for their…
This Farming Smarter podcast is a joint effort with Lethbridge College under a Canadian Agriculture Partnership grant. As digital media evolves and the public changes its habits and preferences for getting information, Farming Smarter wants to make sure reliable agricultural research information comes in all…
