News and updates
Keep up to date with the latest articles and new releases from the Farming Smarter.
Farming Smarter is helping prove the value of new irrigation technology in a field-scale study building off previous year's work.
A Farming Smarter project is exploring the viability of ultra-early seeding for durum wheat varieties.
Don't miss out on your opportunity to take part in the best field learning experience in southern Alberta!
Our Research Scientist, Thierry Fonville, brings soil expertise from around the world. With previous experience in a Living Lab, Thierry is excited to get in the field and help you improve your soil's health!
Farming Smarter welcomed a new group of summer students April 29 with an orientation to kick off a four month work experience with the organization.
Three Farming Smarter project have been extended for three years, allowing us to advance irrigation and hemp research in southern Alberta
Put your brand in front of an audience of innovative members of agriculture June 26 & 27 at Farming Smarter's 2024 Field School!
The Spring 2024 edition of Farming Smarter Magazine in your mailbox inside Alberta Farmer Express April 1. Enjoy great articles and updates from southern Alberta!
John Kolk, inspiring advocate for conservation agriculture across southern Alberta was this years recipient of the Orville Yanke award.
Our annual Pesticide Applicator Workshop is right around the corner, and this is one event you don't want to miss! We have a great line up of speakers to share insight on the latest updates for you to improve your operation.
Enjoy a sneak peek at a handful of agriculture stories from southern Alberta coming out April 1 in the Spring 2024 edition of the Farming Smarter Magazine!
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.
Join us at the 2024 Conference & Trade Show to hear from a number of agriculture's brightest minds and greatest innovators, Feb. 14 & 15! Learn how you can prepare your operation for success in the upcoming growing season!
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.
Don't miss your opportunity to advertise to more than 10,000 households in the Apr. 1 spring edition of the Farming Smarter Magazine!
Our teams are ready to go this winter as we prepare for exciting new ventures and the vast research we're undertaking this year!
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.
Zimbabwe farmer Philip Johan Odendaal has experienced much hardship throughout his life and career in agriculture. He joins us at the Global Crop Production Virtual Conference December 13 to share his story and the importance of persevering through adversity.
Our Global Crop Production Virtual Conference kicks off December 13 and it's your chance to connect with powerful minds of agriculture from around the world - all from your home or office!
Farming Smarter Executive Director Ken Coles met embarked on an innovation tour through Scotland as part of his Nuffield Scholarship journey.
Carlo Van Herk, Claudette Lacombe, Lewis Baarda, and Trevor Deering attended a Dale Carnegie workshop on communication to develop existing skills and gather new ones to improve their conflict management and self-confidence.
Hear from Anna Cates about practices to improve your farm soil health at the Global Crop Production Virtual Conference, December 13! Cates is the first State Soil Health Specialist at Minnesota Office of Soil Health.