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Welcome to the Project Spotlight section of the 2026 Research Showcase. This feature highlights distinguished researchers whose work is advancing the frontiers of their respective disciplines.
A selection of RDAR livestock projects selected for presentation at the 2026 Research Showcase.
Exploring New Horizons
Here are the researchers presenting their projects at the 2026 Research Showcase.
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) is proud to announce that the RDAR Board of Directors has unanimously conferred the honorary title of Past Chair on Dr. David Chalack, D.V.M., ICD.D, who has served as Chair for over 5 years, bringing outstanding contribution, vision, dedication, and significant service to RDAR and Alberta’s agricultural sector.
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Kroll, a veteran food-industry leader and former senior Vice-President and Chief of Staff at McDonald’s Canada, to its Board of Directors as a special appointee for a one-year term.
he Final Mile is six-part podcast series brought to you by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). In line with RDAR's goal of moving farm-ready innovation into the hands of Albertan producers to create a stronger, more efficient, more profitable, and more sustainable agriculture industry for the province, The Final Mile will feature a leading industry voice who highlights how investment in research is critical to delivering real on-farm impacts and advancements.
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) is pleased to announce a major investment of $2,137,650 in Western Crop Innovations (WCI), supporting the next phase of feed and forage crop breeding for Alberta’s agriculture sector. This decision reflects RDAR’s commitment to advancing innovation, sustainability, and producer value in Western Canadian agriculture.
RDAR, a leader in results-driven agricultural research in Canada, has partnered with Genome Alberta and Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) to support the development and launch of an important new platform, the Agriculture Metadata Commons (AMC) – a transformative new database designed to improve access to agricultural research metadata across Canada.
Spring is in the air on the eastern edges of the Palliser Triangle. Facing years of hauling water and dried out dugouts, Brad and Terri Mappin are turning to an old solution with new urgency: Wyoming snow fences. Built with assistance from RDAR’s PREP program, the fences slow the wind, trap snow, and help drive more runoff into critical water sources. For the Mappin’s, the fences are a practical, immediate tool to protect their grazing system— a return to practices their ancestors once relied on.