CURRENT CROP REPORTS

 

  • CARA 2021 Crops & Demos Report

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Crop Webinars

Pest & Predators, Ep. 1:

Do you know your field heroes?

There was a time when many people thought of field insects like weeds — all bad. Weeds steal yield, so we try to eliminate all or mostly all of those weeds. Now through many years of research, the way we look at insects in a crop has begun to shift away from this all-bad, all-must-go kind of thinking.

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Farm Sustainability Readiness Tool

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Farm Sustainability Readiness Tool provides farmers with information and resources to support farm-level sustainability decisions.

It was developed by a working group of four crop commissions, Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers and the Alberta Wheat Commission, in conjunction with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. The tool was produced in partnership with Groupe AGÉCO, a consulting firm specialized in economic studies and corporate social responsibility with in-depth knowledge of the Canadian agriculture sector.

Farm Sustainability Readiness Tool is brought to you by:
Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Alberta Pulse Growers, Alberta Wheat Commission

What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)?

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important catchphrase in agriculture today. While the mechanics of the concept are often talked about at workshops and lectures, many producers still do not understand exactly what IPM is. These same producers may be surprised to learn that to some extent, they are already using IPM and with a little coaching, they could maximize its potential for their real benefit.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IPM is “an ecosystem approach to crop production and protection that combines different management strategies and practices to grow healthy crops and minimize the use of pesticides.” read more…

Spring 2020 Alberta Seed Guide

Published twice a year, the Alberta Seed Guide is the farmers go-to source of variety and performance information. Reaching over 50,000 farmers with sought-after regional variety trial information, new varieties data and the grower directory to source seed, farmers in the Peace region of B.C and across Alberta rely on the Alberta Seed Guide.

Click Here to View the Latest Alberta Seed Guide edition

DYK? CARA’s Regional Variety Trials (RVT’s) contribute to the Alberta Seed Guide!

Time-lapse Videos Help Farmers Identify Signs of Herbicide Resistance

Ohio State University has created a set of time-lapse videos to show weeds slowly dying after herbicide treatment with different Modes of Action. Every second in the video represents one hour in real time. You can compare your crop scouting to these videos to look for signs of resistance or poor efficacy. For the complete series of videos click here.

Group 9- Glyphosate