Discover innovative practices from the fieldThe Farming Smarter Field School2025 kicks off June 25 & 26!Hear from researchers and experts on a variety of crops and topics covering soil salinity and physics, planting and harvest strategies, herbicides and diseases. Buy your ticket today! |
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Lewis Baarda, manager of Farming Smarter's Field Tested team, works to finalize work plans before #Plant25 gets into full gear. With a mixture of on-farm trials and small plot research, we caught up to see how he organizes himself for a successful summer.
Farming Smarter's Rolling Cereals for Grain and Silage Production study has concluded. It provides insights into the best timing for rolling cereal crops to minimize crop and soil damage.
The Farming Smarter Field School brings farmers and agronomists together to network and learn innovative ideas to take back to the field. It's the perfect opportunity to connect with a community of influential members in southern Alberta's agriculture industry!
With 150 trials across southern Alberta, research teams at Farming Smarter are hard at work to get ready for the weather and soil conditions to give the green light. Our Agronomy Research Team led by Mike Gretzinger has new projects to prepare for the field and data from last year's trials to review.
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Land rollers are commonly used to push rocks into the soils and improve harvest operation during silage crop production. Other benefits of land rolling
Ashley Wagenaar, Conservation Agronomist at Farming Smarter, spearheads conservation initiatives to improve soil health, manage nitrogen efficiently, and address environmental challenges such as wind erosion.
In 2022, land prices were approaching prices out of reach for new farmers. However, money isn't the only way around this costly barrier to entry!
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With over three quarters of its 173 trials harvested, Farming Smarter expects to complete harvest by the second week of Sept except silage and grain corn trials.
Three Farming Smarter project have been extended for three years, allowing us to advance irrigation and hemp research in southern Alberta
We're done rolling for our Rolling Cereals trial, finishing with the most interesting year yet. Rain, heat, and more rain have created new obstacles and opportunities for the team!
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It's time to take to the field and learn the latest innovative updates in southern Alberta agriculture! Field School opens June 25 & 26, don't miss this opportunity to develop new skills for success.
Join Conservation Agronomist Ashley Wagenaar in the field for a walk & talk update on the current innovations underway at Farming Smarter
A great opportunity for southern Alberta's agriculture community to come together and share knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and make connections. Plus, you can listen to our experts share updates on Farming Smarter's research from this year!