The province of Alberta has been in cyclical droughts since the mid 1980s. In the last five years almost every corner of Alberta has experienced diminished surface water levels, leading to ranchers and farmers needing to diversity their stock water options. Providing water delivered through a shallow buried pasture pipeline is not a new innovation, …
APG Extension Event – Northern Session Join us for a day of hands on learning and conversation. Topics include: · The Rural CEO · Kochia – the good the bad and the ugly. Learn proper identification and strategies to mitigate the risk of this invasive weed · All things root rot: proper ID, decision making …
APG Extension Event – Southern Session Join us for a day of hands on learning and conversation. Topics include: · The Rural CEO · Kochia – the good the bad and the ugly. Learn proper identification and strategies to mitigate the risk of this invasive weed · All things root rot: proper ID, decision making …
Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) is a 4-part documentary series all about inventive farmers and maverick scientists building a path to solving climate change with hooves, heart and soil. Can an underutilized way to graze cattle, that mimics the way bison once roamed the land, help get farmers out of debt, …
This talk, drawn from Putting Down Roots, examines Métis land dispossession in the Qu’Appelle Valley through the implementation of the Dominion Lands Act and related policies of survey, homesteading, and scrip. These settler colonial policies imposed new systems of land tenure privileging individual ownership, agricultural labour, and strict homestead requirements, undermining Métis relationships to land grounded …
Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) is a 4-part documentary series all about inventive farmers and maverick scientists building a path to solving climate change with hooves, heart and soil. Can an underutilized way to graze cattle, that mimics the way bison once roamed the land, help get farmers out of debt, …
Riparian areas are the zones of water loving plants influenced by water that, although small in proportion, do allot for us. Beavers are a keystone species that create riparian habitat and influence the ecosystem functions these areas provide. This presentation will offer an overview of beaver biology, ecology, and behaviour. It will also touch on …
Methane emissions are an increasing focus for the livestock industry, but measuring them accurately under real feedlot conditions remains a challenge. This talk will highlight how uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) are being used to measure methane emissions directly from feedlots. We’ll walk through how the technology works, what it can reveal about emission …
Join AgriSystems Living Labs and Dr. Shanwei Xu from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada as we learn more about composting. we'll gather knowledge on past and current composting research including the concept of composting, optimal conditions for composting procedures, application of composting for the disposal of livestock manure and carcasses, examining the compost/manure fertilizer values as …
Join us for an overview of how certain crop protection products registered in Canada can cause marketing concerns for some export markets, and how the Canadian grain industry is working together to mitigate these risks. The webinar will also provide an overview of the 2026 Keep it Clean Product Advisory, covering the product and crop …
