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Edmonton, Alberta – The Pasture Rejuvenation Project (PRP) collaborative team is very excited to have been awarded $601,413 in total funding that will provide producers with low-cost methods to improve hay and pasture longevity, as well as improve overall soil health.

Edmonton, Alberta — RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) has invested $432,000 in a transdisciplinary research project to study Invasive wild pigs and the potential spread of infectious diseases across Alberta. The expansive research team, led by University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine professor Dr. Matthieu Pruvot, includes researchers from Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and industry partners from Alberta Pork and Alberta Beef Producers.

Edmonton, Alberta – Human and animal health are interdependent and intrinsically linked to the health of the ecosystem we share. As pollinators, bees contribute to the health and vitality of many agricultural crop ecosystems that feed us all.

Edmonton, Alberta – On February 22, 2022, Canada’s Agriculture Day, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a new $185M Fund – the Agricultural Climate Solutions On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF). 

Edmonton, Alberta — Alberta will soon have a new, high-capacity pulse processing (fractionation) plant. The More Than Protein Ingredients plant located near Bowden, Alberta is under construction at the cost of $100 million, and will power Alberta to become a leading processor and refiner of pulse-crop products. The Bowden facility will be operational in 2023 and will employ over 100 people.

Edmonton, Alberta — Results Driven Agriculture Research will invest a total of $521,000 into two critical Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) projects led by researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. These research projects will focus on understanding and addressing the spread of CWD.

Edmonton, AB — Soil nutrient industry leader Fertilizer Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have come together with matching investments of $257,272 towards a soil health project that will provide Alberta grain, forage, and crop producers with tangible results realized at the farm gate.

Edmonton, Alberta — The Poultry Innovation Partnership (PIP) has been awarded $400,000 by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) to develop a technology transfer ecosystem to support innovation adoption in the Alberta poultry industry.

Edmonton, Alberta — Buying “local” has become increasingly important to Canadians. However, in a country where temperatures can stay well below zero for half of the year, and amidst increasing concerns over the impact that recent climate events will have on the agricultural sector, producers are looking for ways to grow and supply Canadians with locally sourced fresh produce throughout the year.

Olds, Alberta – On August 10th, at the AgSmart technology demonstration and education exposition at Olds College, Dr. Clinton Dobson (RDAR Director of Research) and Mark Olson (President, Flokk Systems Inc) announced RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) will be providing financial support to Flokk Systems to advance their work identifying factors that limit the digitization of Alberta cow/calf production, and to evaluate practical solutions to those limitations.