by SARDA | Jun 9, 2020 | News / Archive
COVID has brought a lot of uncertainty into the workplace and SARDA Ag Research has not been immune. When the pandemic was declared and the new mandates were brought into play, staff were unsure if they would have a job during the summer of 2020. Even when Agriculture...
by SARDA | Mar 25, 2020 | News / Archive
Prepared by Shelleen Gerbig, P.Ag. SARDA Ag Research Alberta’s twelve research associations cover the farming communities throughout the province. They are directed by local producers and are diverse in their projects and goals. While the associations are all...
by SARDA | Jan 22, 2020 | News / Archive
prepared by Shelleen Gerbig, BSA, P.Ag, SARDA Ag Research A mental-health crisis is blanketing farms and ranches across the country, and even though experts say the rate of mental illness exceeds those in other professions, Canada does not have a cohesive plan to...
by SARDA | Nov 25, 2019 | News / Archive
The 2019 SARDA Ag Research Wheat Protein Trial is the first year of a new protein focused trial. In 2018 SARDA Ag Research was lucky enough to purchase a Foss 1241 wheat protein tester which allowed us to increase the workload of trials that have protein as a key...
by SARDA | Nov 25, 2019 | News / Archive
Since 2017 SARDA Ag Research has been testing commonly grown varieties of wheat and peas. New to the SARVT trials this year is oats and hard white wheat. Recently producers have been interested in the outcome of these new trials, due to possible markets in the area....