Check out content from this year's Showcase:
Presentations & Videos
Find opening remarks, impact presentations, and event videos below.
Welcome by Deputy Minister Jason Hale
Dr. Chandra Singh on post-harvest crop storage
Dr. Brenda Ralston on animal health and care
Dr. Kajal Latimer on adopting beef cattle genomics
Claude Lavoie on PREP support for on-farm forage crop research
Event recap with reflection by Board Chair Dr. David Chalack
Poster Presentations
Crops, Soil, Forage, & Value-Add
Check out the research posters that were showcased at our event.
Exploring the soil health benefits of liming in the Canadian prairies
Assessing water and nutrient-smart farming practices under extreme climate events for improves crop and livestock productivity
Evaluation of whole genome-sequenced Brassica germplasm for clubroot resistance to pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae from Canada
Humalite increases wheat yield and profitability with less urea - a field study
Performance evaluation of two-roy and six-row forage barley mixtures
Using source separated organic compost for regenerative agriculture in central Alberta
The comparison of two strains of Brachyspira spp. and the effects of a curcumin-derivative protease inhibitor on swine dysentery
Adult feeding damage and host preference of Sitona lineatus (pea leaf weevil) on pea-canola intercrop under choice laboratory assay
Studies across scales on the effect of pea-canola intercrops on specialist herbivores
Optimization of supplemental lighting for sustainable cucumber production
Clubroot resistance gene function based on whole genome sequences, genome editing and resistance phenotypes
Bridging knowledge and practice: extension support for turf and forage seed production
How effective are herbicides in controlling annual bluegrass in creeping red fescue in the Peace Region?
Exploring fusarium wilt resistance linked to root architectural traits in Brassicas under semi-hydroponic conditions
Potential of rhizosphere and root-associated bacteria for the biocontrol of Clubroot and Verticillium stripe in canola
Nature's Net Wrap: an alternative to plastic net wrap for forage production
Evaluating microwave radiometry for soil moisture mapping: a multiscale comparison for irrigation management practices
Quantifying carbon dynamics with soil greenhouse gas emissions during the transition to organic agriculture
Evaluation of the effect of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) cultivars under canola-wheat crop rotation
Development of mathematical models to predict airflow distribution and heat transfer in bulk storage of sugar beets
Prediction of potato quality using SWIR imaging and machine learning
National potato variety trail in Alberta
Minimizing shrink loss in potatoes in storage
The long-term storage stability of sugar beet mash
Regional Variety Trails - a key in driving adoption of new genetic technologies
Poster Presentations
Livestock, Poultry, Bees, & Food Safety
Check out the research posters that were showcased at our event.
Development of an insecticide eluting elastration band for the long-term prevention of myiasis