Dr. Ryan’s presentation will look at the biology of elk and the many different ways they can cause problems on farms and ranches, including grazing on livestock pasture, damage to hay bales and standing crops and fences, as well as disease transmission risks. He will talk about his research tracking elk with GPS satellite collars, …
Don’t miss out on our annual Summer Field Tour of the Fort Kent Research Farm! Join us for dinner and a fantastic evening on networking. Register in advance! We are pleased to have Dr. Boyd Mori present from the University of Alberta on integrated pest management and Brian Kennedy with Canterra seeds to bring you …
Witness the future of agriculture in action! Join us for coffee and donuts on July 24 from 9:30 am to noon with Landview Drones for the ultimate drone showcase! A huge thank you to Tandem T Farms for hosting this incredible event and to Smoky Lake County for their continued support! Register in advance.
We hope you will drop-in between 9am and 3pm on Thursday, July 18, 2024 to take part in the free, family-friendly activities and displays celebrating Agriculture in Action: From the Lab to the Land. Visit our FaceBook Event and register your attendance on our eventbrite page. All activities will be accessible from our main building, …
Visit two faba fields (high tannin & low tannin). Quiz Robyne Davidson, a faba research agronomist, on the ins and outs of growing faba beans! Learn from local growers’ experiences. Coffee and snacks provided. Zone 5 Tour Poster 2024 Final
The APG Annual General Meeting will take place at CROSSROADS: Alberta’s Crop Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel West Edmonton on January 28, 2025. There will be virtual and in-person opportunities. You do not have to purchase CrossRoads Passes to access the meeting in person. You will have to register in advance for online …
Join NPARA for their Annual Farm & Field Tour! This event is for open to all! Discover the workings of agriculture research and check out small plot demonstrations. Join us for a Humble Pie catered supper and guest speakers. RSVP required.
Registration: Eventbrite or by calling the GRO office at 780-349-4546 The morning starts with coffee at the hall (doors open at 9:00) and loading the bus. The bus will leave at 9:30 for our site with canola and canola/pulse intercropping plots. Jason Casselman with AB Canola Producers will speak, along with GRO Staff. After looking …
Join Alberta Agrisystems Living Labs, Alberta Pulse Growers and other producers to learn more about Intercropping in Alberta and how it could be an option for your farm. More details to come.
Not that long ago the plains and forests of North America teemed with wildlife, including more than 30,000,000 plains bison and hundreds of thousands of their northern relative, the wood bison. By the late 1800s both were extirpated from their ancestral lands. This depopulation of a keystone species had significant implications for the other species …
