Between 2015 and 2022, we conducted four separate experiments, collecting 6-9 site-years of data per experiment to determine productivity and optimal agronomic management for grain corn production under rainfed conditions.
Ultra-early seeding provides several benefits for hexaploid wheat, but a knowledge gap exists around whether durum wheat is amenable to this practice. Five cultivars were evaluated at various soil temperatures throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan to bridge this gap.
Read the published results of Farming Smarter's evaluation of strip tillage and precision planting to handle crop residue and improve canola emergence, growth, and yield in irrigated and rainfed fields.
Farmers have wondered which timing provides the most benefits from rolling wheat and barley. After completing 9-site years, we have revealed the clear and consistent effects of rolling timing on crop health for multiple growth stages.
Ken Coles, Farming Smarter's Executive Director, returned from his Nuffield Scholarship journey across the world to agricultural research facilities with an experience and education much different than he expected; and a reignited, fiery passion to advocate for improved support across Alberta's agriculture industry.
- January 2, 2025
Evaluating the efficacy of fall and spring fungicide application on stripe rust as well as leaf spot severity, and the impact on yield and quality of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Evaluating the difference in effect between once-in-three-year deep-banding and annual shallow-banding of potassium, phosphorus, and copper for crop growth and soil nutrients.
Two experiments were conducted to measure the responses of winter wheat to enhanced efficiency N fertilizers and timing/placements across the Canadian Prairies.
Precision planters are recently being adopted for seeding canola to improve crop establishment and seed yield. This study determined this effect of seeding canola using precision planters at different rates.
Hailstorms can be responsible for significant economic loss to the agricultural sector in Alberta, Canada. Foliar applications of certain fungicides and nutrient blends have been advocated to promote recovery and yield of hail-damaged wheat & peas - but do they?
- October 1, 2018
Leaf spotting diseases commonly occur on spring wheat crops grown in Saskatchewan, causing yield losses of up to 15%, although greater losses have been documented during severe epidemics.
In response to concerns about acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor-resistant weeds in wheat production systems, we explored the efficacy of managing Bromus spp., downy and Japanese bromes with spring & fall-applied alternative herbicide treatments in a winter wheat system.
We conducted a 26 site-year, direct-seeded study across Western Canada to observe the responses of the winter wheat cultivar CDC Buteo to five levels of seed treatment and two levels fall-applied fungicide.
Poor stand establishment resulting in lower yield is a major constraint to expanding winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) across western Canada. We conducted a study totaling 26 site-years over three growing seasons to observe crop responses to system manipulations.
Crop losses from hail damage vary with intensity, timing and spatially. Producers have few options available after hail damage other than reseeding, silaging/greenfeeding or waiting to harvest what remains.
Crop losses from hail damage vary with intensity, timing and spatially. Producers have few options available after hail damage other than reseeding, silaging/greenfeeding or waiting to harvest what remains.