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On October 27 2022, RDAR had the opportunity to host 2 Agriculture Canada Program Managers on a full day tour of producer farms in and around the Central Alberta region that have started to implement OFCAF BMPs on

This month, RDAR Research Program Officer Trevor Prout had the opportunity to visit the launch event for an RDAR funded project named ‘Floating Islands Waste Water Remediation Solution’.

RDAR had the opportunity to talk to researchers Dr. Sylvia Checkley, Associate Professor from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Jie Chen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta and their

RDAR had the opportunity to visit a cow/calf operation in Parkland County, just West of Edmonton, where pasture pipelines, a BMP covered under OFCAF, were being installed on-farm

Mike Hittinger applied to the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) to help enhance his farm’s grazing system. He plans to make their pastures more resilient to climate change – better able to handle excess moisture and weather droughts.

RDAR opened the On-Farm Climate Action Fund program to applications on August 4th, 2022 and so far we have received over 100 applications! We caught up with OFCAF Program Manager Fiona Briody to hear some of the key

No doubt we’ve all heard about climate change, and some have a better understanding of what it is. The common question we all have though, is what can we do about it?

RDAR had the chance to sit down with University of Calgary veterinarian Dr. Lindsay Rogers to answer top questions about Veterinary Diagnostic Testing in Alberta

RDAR lives and breathes Earth Day every day by funding research projects that promote sustainability and produce outcomes to improve the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.

RDAR is putting innovation into producers’ hands. Clinton Dobson, RDAR’s Research Director talks to Livestock Gentec about our 5 year Framework and genomic investments that will drive genetic improvements for Alberta beef/cattle producers.

March 8th is International Women’s Day. Women have been a critical part of farm and ranch operations across our province, and around the globe, for centuries. Today we spotlight the hardworking women of the Katerenchuk family.

To close out Black history month, RDAR would like to share a story from Alberta’s history books. Black Canadians have transcended great adversity to achieve many accomplishments that have contributed to the richness of our province and country.