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On November 21, the region’s producers, researchers, agri-businesses and municipal leaders came together to learn about funding opportunities, what practices are being adopted on-farm, and what research is underway to drive improvements in southern Alberta's agricultural practices.
On November 18, the region’s producers, researchers, agri-businesses and municipal leaders came together to learn about funding opportunities, what practices are being adopted on-farm, and what research is underway to drive improvements in central Alberta's agricultural practices.
RDAR talks to 3rd generation Peace River region farmer Claude Lavoie about his experience with RDAR's Producer Research and Evaluation Program (PREP).
“RDAR on the Road is one of the key ways we can gain insight from producers and understand what our College needs to do to best tailor our approach to meet regional needs” says Morgan Blair, Dean School of Business & Continuing Studies; Dean, School of Trades & Technology, Medicine Hat College.
On November 7, 2024, the region’s producers, researchers, agri-businesses and municipal leaders came together to learn about funding opportunities, what practices are being adopted on-farm, and what research is underway to drive improvements in northern agricultural practices.
Team Alberta Crops conducted a three-year, $1.5-million project to measure pesticide concentrations on farm wetlands. The organization’s commission members, product manufacturers and Results Driven Agriculture Research provided funding.
New University of Alberta research aims to genetically reduce methane emissions from beef cattle, while making that technology easier for producers to use.
The project’s origins can be traced to the extremely dry year of 2021, which left many Lakeland area producers in need of feed and water resources. Canola crops withered, yielding as little as 30 per cent of normal, and overgrazed pastures produced less in the following year.
In an innovative project led by RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research), pulse growers may have found a new market for their frost-damaged faba beans: feeding them to pigs. Frost-damaged faba beans, typically considered waste, are now being evaluated for their nutritional value in swine diets, potentially offering a cost-effective feed alternative for producers and an expanded market for pulse farmers.
Strydhorst is well-known in the cropping industry with over 20 years in research and agriculture. She holds a PhD from the University of Alberta and has previously held positions with Alberta Pulse Growers, Alberta Agriculture, Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions and most recently, her own consulting firm, Sheri’s Ag Consulting Inc. Strydhorst also farms with her family near Neerlandia, Alta.