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Grow Farm ResilienceFarmer focused, locally relevant, and science-basedFarming Smarter's practical approach to agricultural innovation in southern Alberta means farmers can get ahead of the many challenges faced by our agriculture community. Our approach to innovation is collaborative, iterative, and proven to accelerate adaptation and adoption. This makes our research relevant to more than just southern Alberta.
We provide both the research itself and the platforms, events, and connections that ensure the timely sharing of the latest information. Our Knowledge and Network program informs farmers of innovative yet relevant practices that can improve farm resilience. As a registered charity, Farming Smarter wants your support! Join us as we ignite innovation and grow farm resilience. |
Events
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.
Farming Smarter's Field School brings you back to the field, July 16, for hands-on learning with specialty crops and the latest in irrigation!
A Trusted Driver of InnovationKnowledge transfer isn't the end of a project - it's the beginningOur mission is to support the people involved in advancing irrigated and dryland crop production in southern Alberta. That's why we start our projects by talking to farmers and collaborating with other researchers to ensure our research meets the changing realities of farming now and into the future. Farming Smarter drives agronomic innovation by proving regional knowledge, de-risking adoption, and overcoming the social and institutional barriers to adoption. Our Knowledge & Network team connects the bright minds of the industry with our researchers to identify and share critical needs of agriculture. Small-plot research kicks off the in-field journey, exploring best management practices across our numerous field locations. Our Agronomy Research team handles the grant-funded small-plot research while the Commercial Innovation team works with companies to make sure they deliver excellent, high-quality products to support farmers - and that their claims are real. Field Tested takes the knowledge of our small-plot trials and upscales it to the field scale. This program works with farmers to bring projects to scale with real-world production to ensure a smooth adoption process after the project. Finally, our Knowledge & Network team ties it all together. They provide digital learning resources and in-person events that bring updated practices and newfound knowledge to farmers to help them adopt these new practices. Learn more about our research projects: |
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Learning, Networking, and More - All at Farming Smarter's Field School!
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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! |
Fun in the Field - May 27 Fertilizer Field Day!
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Learn about Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers in winter wheat -Join us for a Fertilizer Field Day, May 27!We're excited to bring you out to the field for an afternoon talk & tour of a new fertilizer-focused project. Join us May 27 from 1pm to 3pm to tour field trials investigating the benefits and opportunities of EEFs in growing winter wheat. It's free to attend, so come out and ask questions - we'll bring the snacks. Click below to get the details and RSVP today! |
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Our ImpactOur impact is rooted in investing in crop research, agronomy trials, extension programming, and the development of industry leaders through high-quality research plots and practical, field-tested innovation. Since 2012, we have: |
$27,512,054Dollars invested in crop research, extension & building community |
1,636Trials relevant to southern Albertans |
17,927People trained or connected through events |
0Students trained |
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Enjoy our latest news
Updates on our research into how cover and nurse crops can help mitigate soil erosion in potato production.
Farming Smarter put on an engaging event when farmers learned about our research into enhanced efficiency fertilizers.
Learn how our Smart Irrigation project, which is in its final year, can help you to optimize water use on your farm.
Farming Smarter has kicked off a new three-year demo project into wild oat management.
We're pairing up newcomers and seasoned pros to set the next generation of agricultural leaders up for success.