SARDA Ag Research welcomes its latest team members to the summer staff contingent. We have assembled a team of dedicated individuals; some familiar and some new. The summer staff have prepared brief autobiographies, describing who they are, their...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Have you ever wondered why it takes SARDA so long to do its plot work?  Why do we need so many workers and what the heck are we doing out there?  The plots are only small.  Harvest is upon us and I thought it would be a great time to tell you what is involved in...

There is still time to check out the SARDA variety trials. After a season of less than ideal weather conditions, now is a great time to view the 20 varieties of wheat, 8 varieties of peas and 5 varieties of oats. As the crops near maturity, it is very evident which...

Pictured on the cover is SARDA’s latest addition to its research equipment fl eet, the Zurn 550 High-Clearance Multifunctional Tool Carrier. Th rough the cooperation and partnerships of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, the Agriscience and Innovation Program, the...

A Summary of Sheri Strydhorst’s Agronomy Update Presentation on January 20, 2015 IntroductionLodging is a major factor in our cereal crops in Western Canada. As a farmer I understand how it feels to fight with a flat wheat crop at harvest. The heart sinking feeling of...