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Edmonton, AB, January 17, 2025 – RDAR, a major Canadian agricultural research funder, is pleased to announce that Ted Bilyea has been appointed to its board of directors.
Edmonton, AB, January 17, 2025 – RDAR, a leading funder of agricultural research in Alberta, is pleased to announce the appointment of its Board of Directors, which was approved by its 31 member organizations during the Annual Members Meeting (AMM).
After reviewing and approving more than 1,000 applications, RDAR is pleased to announce the re-opening of the 2024 OFCAF program for an additional intake of 150 funding applications. The new intake will fulfil RDAR’s commitment to distributing all available OFCAF funds to Alberta producers, enabling them to adopt impactful, sustainable changes on their farms and ranches.
June 18, 2024 - Lethbridge, AB – RDAR is pleased to announce that Dr. Chandra Singh has become an RDAR-funded Research Chair to continue his research and tenure at Lethbridge College through 2029.
June 3, 2024 - Edmonton, AB – RDAR is delivering $2.2M to Livestock Gentec, in funding that is cost-shared by the federal and provincial governments under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. This investment will drive the adoption of tools that will improve the genetic selection of beef cattle and power economic and environmentally positive changes within Alberta’s livestock sector.
May 6, 2024 - Edmonton, Alberta - Plot2Farm, an initiative led by Alberta Grains, has been granted $250,000 to deliver on-farm demonstrations and educational outreach to help wheat and barley producers improve agronomic practices.
May 2, 2024 - Edmonton, Alberta - As drought conditions persist, Altario school, an agricultural academy school of excellence nestled right on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, is spearheading an initiative to answer if an indoor hydroponic system can provide consistent, year-round, affordable and nutrient-rich feed for cattle.
April 8, 2024 – RDAR is investing $2 million to relaunch the Field Crop Development Centre (FCDC) as a new not-for-profit corporation, named Western Crop Innovations (WCI). WCI will focus on barley breeding and agronomy research.
The Canadian Angus Association will receive $3.8M to increase Canadian cattle producers' ability to make data-driven decisions based on genomics to economically benefit their commercial livestock operations.
Edmonton, Alberta - January 25, 2024 - RDAR is pleased to announce the election of Brian Brewin, Steven Kenyon, and David Hoekstra to serve on the Board of Directors for a period of three years. Messrs. Brewin and Kenyon were re-elected as Directors, and Mr. Hoekstra is a newly elected Director.