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Round-Up recap, OFCAF extended to 2028, 2024 tax receipts, and more.

Many generations of flea beetles have been exposed to neonicotinoids in Western Canada over the last two decades.

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.

Linking Producers with Research

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.

A project to increase the use of data in cow-calf operation decision-making has brought together organizations and researchers from across the sector.

The Whole Sounder Trapping Incentive Program ended March 31, 2024 bringing the modified bounty component of the program to a close (the Ear Bounty Program ended March 31, 2023). For farmers experiencing wild boar damage to their fields, wild boar are included in the AFSC Wildlife Damage Compensation Program.

Field tests across the Prairies have identified a new star in the world of forage barley: AB Maximizer.

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.