Grab your hat, bring your questions, and join us in the field! Our St. Paul Field Tour is your chance to see this year’s crop trials up close, hear from industry experts, and connect with fellow producers over a day of practical, boots-on-the-ground learning. Explore trial plots, compare varieties side-by-side, and discover what’s performing under local growing conditions. Along the way, you’ll hear from guest speakers Tristan Choi, Jagroop Gill-Kahlon, and Brian Kennedy as they share insights on lupins, peas, faba beans, cereals, and emerging opportunities for Alberta producers. Whether you’re looking for new ideas, better varieties, or simply an excuse to spend a day talking agriculture with great people, there’s something for everyone at this year’s tour.

Plots to be toured include: - local canola variety trial - pulse regional variety trials - lupin variety trials We will also be looking at a local producer's lupin field, and touring (bus provided) the new lupin processing plant, Milwest Distillery, and Westlock Terminal (TBD) Speakers include Keith Gabert (canola agronomy), Lupin Platform Canada, Amanda Jorgensen (insect updates), and local researchers Tour will conclude with supper.$10 for community members; free for Pd GRO Members ($30/yr) Event Address: Milwest Distillery (59510 Rg Rd 10 Westlock County) The site is just west of the Hazel Bluff Hall on Hwy 18, and then south on Rg Rd 10. Questions? Contact GRO at (780) 349-4546 or extension@gatewayresearch.org