Hand Picked News
The first year of a Farming Smarter study exploring hemp retting opportunities is coming to close on fall work. All that remains is waiting for spring, when the winter retting will conclude
In the Fall 2023 edition of the Farming Smarter Magazine:
Farming Smarter aims to tackle the challenge of soil erosion that plagues potato farmers every season. Cover crops offer an opportunity to mitigate soil erosion after potato harvest from the region's trademark chinook winds.
Field teams are well into harvest, which means the work is only getting started! Soon, we'll be out of the field and into the data while getting fall trials finished. There's lots to do and we're excited to share!
Keep an eye out for upcoming project pages so you don't miss our cutting edge research updates! Catch the latest project page for our Fall-Seeded Camelina project in our Saving Soils study today.
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Dr. Eric Bremer from Western Ag Innovations and long-time research collaborator with Farming Smarter received the Soil Society of America's 2024 Soil Science Industry and Professional Leadership Award!
The Farming Smarter Conference & Trade Show brought the southern Alberta agriculture community together to swap knowledge and share research updates - catch up on what you missed!
Connect with agronomy experts around the world and hear ideas you can apply locally!
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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.
Three Farming Smarter project have been extended for three years, allowing us to advance irrigation and hemp research in southern Alberta
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.
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Connect with agronomy experts around the world and hear ideas you can apply locally!
A great opportunity for southern Alberta's agriculture community to come together and share knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and make connections. Plus, you can listen to our experts share updates on Farming Smarter's research from this year!