News and updates
Keep up to date with the latest articles and new releases from the Farming Smarter.
While cleaning out our office this spring, we happened upon a piece of Farming Smarter history. Technically, this artefact comes from a time before Farming Smarter existed.
A regular Tuesday in the office was flipped upside-down when a student entered the office to talk with Ken.
Our Field Tested program, along with 20/20 Seed Labs and Sporenado, work to provide producers with another option in the fight against fungicide in this study funded by Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Ruth McCabe, Heartland Cooperative Conservation Agronomist, spent June 24 -30 with Ken and family while touring farms and southern Alberta sights...
Farming Smarter, alongside InnoTech Alberta & SARDA Ag Research, are expanding on previous hemp trials with a "Hempicide" project...
We are excited to have folks out in the field for a full day of research discussion! Join us July 21 to see the latest advancements in agriculture being undertaken at Farming Smarter!...
Pests and weeds diminish the quality of crops and can impact your yield. For example, wild oats ≥ they can become a problem fast and crowd out your crop, especially if it's canola or a cereal...
At Farming Smarter, we proudly play a role in preparing the next generation of agriculture professionals. Every year we hire multiple students to assist us with field work...
If you build it, they will come - take a pivot corner, a fence line or a ditch and turn those into a bed and breakfast for bees....
In partnership with the University of Lethbridge and Galaxy Ag Ventures, a Farming Smarter project will grow upland rice in southern Alberta. We will work with Irrigated Crop Scientist, Dr. Michele Konschuh, on this study.
June 16, a Coaldale pub full of people came to hear UCP Leadership hopeful Travis Toews talk about his vision for Alberta. The topic of agriculture didn't come up - in Coaldale - until a Farming Smarter staffer put it on the table.
We've finished seeding at Farming Smarter! Altogether, our three programs put more than 200 trials in the ground....
Our goal for this study is to determine the potential to increase the nutritive value of corn for fall beef cattle grazing in western Canada.
The three-year rotational study hopes to provide southern Alberta producers with a yield benefit, or a crop health benefit. Our rotation includes canola, wheat, and faba bean ≥ all of which are popular amongst growers...
Every farmer should scout their fields for weeds. Scouting throughout the season gives you the advantage of knowing how your crop is handling the competition. Each growing season is different, but the more you learn about your field the better...
With heavy hearts, Farming Smarter remembers Ag Titan John Calpas...
We kicked off the day by introducing our permanent staff and familiarizing the students with Farming Smarter. While there were some familiar faces of returning students, many of the students on our 2022 Research Team are brand new...
There is no denying that farming has its busy, stressful times. Psychologist and farmer Chelsey King says that there are many reasons why farmers stress over their crops...
Zero and minimum till fields can experience trash build up that affects seed to soil contact in the spring...
Farming Smarter and Bonduelle Group aim to develop the market for fresh pea growers and provide more pea varieties. In southern Alberta, the fresh pea market is incredibly niche...
The Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee (RWOAC) has released a new infographic as part of an extensions program. RWOAC has more extension material in the works, releasing soon and through the new year...
This spring, Farming Smarter is looking at the effects of ultra-early seeding on durum, in collaboration with Dr. Brian Beres. We're excited to be a part of this study as it builds off previous research, done by Dr. Beres...
How are you starting spring? At Farming Smarter, we like to start our spring with soil sampling!...
Applications for 2023 Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarships will be accepted from April 1 though June 30, 2022...