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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!
Farmers in southern Alberta could see benefit in their soil and pocket from a winter-seeded cover crop with the option to be harvested for cash.
It's time for our annual Farming Smarter Conference & Trade Show, this February 14 & 15! Come listen to fascinating research updates, mingle with the bright minds of southern Alberta agriculture, and support the up & coming generation of youth in agriculture!
As the forecast of 2024 keeps us guessing, our Agronomy Research team eagerly waits for the opportunity to get in the field and seed the final year of our Ultra Early Durum trials.
A trusted driver of innovationBuilding and inspiring a culture of innovation in western Canadian agricultureTrue innovation isn’t just doing something in a new way or inventing something to change for the sake of change. It is doing something in a new way that brings benefit. For us, innovation is creativity and a belief that new ideas and new technologies can bring improvement, grounded in great science applied at a grassroots level.
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Located in Canada’s largest agricultural area and features key agricultural industries including primary production, value-added processing plants, and agriculture-related small and medium-sized enterprises. This area contributes about $8 billion in gross farm revenue, contains 690,000 ha under irrigation (70% of total irrigated acres in Canada), and is home to the largest federal research station (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada).
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