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In this episode of The Final Mile podcast, host Shaun Haney spoke with Dr. Maria Bravo Arya, virologist and director of the Diagnostic Services Unit (DSU) at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Teryn Girard, a poultry veterinarian serving producers in Alberta and Saskatchewan, about the importance of Alberta’s growing diagnostic capacity.
RDAR, a leader in results-driven agriculture research in Canada, advises that intake for the 2026 On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) remains paused while applications are under review. Applicants will be notified as soon as decisions are made to approve or decline their applications.
In this fifth episode of The Final Mile podcast, hosted by Shaun Haney and sponsored by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), the two former ministers reflected on the realities of leading Alberta agriculture through some of the sector’s most difficult moments — from BSE and drought to transportation breakdowns, floods, and food safety scares.
From coordinated research to on-farm results, Canada's dairy innovation pipeline is delivering measurable gains where it matters most. Read page 14 for an interview with Dr. David Chalack, Honourary Past Chair of RDAR.
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), one of Alberta’s delivery agents for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), is introducing four operational improvements to the OFCAF programme for 2026–2027. The changes are intended to ensure that OFCAF funding reaches producers who are ready to complete the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) on their farms and ranches, and to provide a clear, predictable, and fair process for applicants.
National cuts in agricultural research sound alarm bells to shift focus back to the farm instead of the just the lab.
In this episode, hosted by Tyler McCann and Elise Bigley of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), the conversation brings together Dr. Mark Redmond, CEO of Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. The discussion centres on why innovation often stalls before reaching the farm and what it will take to change that dynamic.