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Jan 22
Enhancing AgroEcosystem Services – A Peace Region Living Lab Project
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions Living Labs program By Chelsey Hostettler Background The...
Jan 21
Evaluation of the ecosystem services and profitability of perennial grain crops for integrated grain and forage production in Alberta
Funder: Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) By Chelsey Hostettler Background Perennial cereal grain crops (PCGC) are grain crops...
Jan 21
Soil Health Benchmark Study Update
Dianne Westerlund, CARA The Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) is heading a provincial initiative funded by the Canada...
Jan 21
Productivity and quality of commercial and producer cocktails tested at Debolt in 2022
Funded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Introduction In the Peace region producers depend on various annual and perennial...
Jan 21
Biomass Yield, Nutritive Value and Silage Potential of 16 Corn Hybrids – Selecting Corn Varieties Suitable for The Peace
Funded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Due to changing climatic conditions, warmer season crops such as corn are an...
Jan 21
Screening of Perennial Forage grasses, Legumes, and Mixtures
Funded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) This project screened perennial forage grasses, legumes, and mixtures for...
Jan 21
Yield and Quality of Spring and Cereal Mixes
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) Feeding livestock through the winter is...
Jan 21
Comparison of Some Common Annual Cereals for Forage Production
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) Forages are a major feed component for...
Jan 21
In Search of Adaptable Low-Heat Corn Hybrids for Winter Feeding Systems
Funded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Though several corn hybrids are available on the market, Peace Country (PC)...
Jan 21
Pulse/Cereal Mixtures for Improved Forage Production
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) Pulse cereal mixtures provide an...
Jan 21
Forage Dry Matter Yield and Nutritional Qualities of Alternative Forages
Forages are crucial to the sustainability of the livestock industry in Alberta. Over the years, producers have relied on a plethora of...
Jan 20
Exploring the merits of EcoTea™ seed treatment and foliar application on crop production
Privately Funded by the Overton Environmental (makers of EcoTeaTM) Objective To quantify the effects of EcoTeaTM seed treatment and...
Jan 20
Intercropping Systems for Forage, Seed, and Ecosystem Functions in Fairview
Fu nded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Intercropping is an eco-functional intensification practice that can boost crop...
Jan 20
Productivity Potential and Ecosystem Functions of Perennial Forage Mixtures
By Hayford Gyamfi Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta Introduction Perennial forages in one form or another provide...
Jan 20
Productivity, quality, and water-use efficiency of commercial and producer cocktails
Fund ed by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Introduction Cocktail crop mixtures (i.e., three or more crop species) are integral...
Jan 20
How Biostimulants and micronutrients can impact crop production
Biostimulants have been described as substances and/or microorganisms whose function, when applied to plants or the rhizosphere, is to...
Jan 20
Evaluating of forage-type pulse crop varieties for seed and forage potential
Fu nded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) Forage peas are similar to traditional field peas in many agronomic aspects but...
Jan 20
Screening of Alternate Annual Crops, Grasses, and Forbs for Forage Production
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) In the Peace Region, the traditional...
Jan 20
Pulse Cereal Mixtures for Improved Forage Production
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) There are numerous annual forage crops...
Jan 17
Evaluation of Cereal Mixtures for Forage Yield and Quality
Funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Government of Canada and Government of Alberta) The selection of a suitable site and an...
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