CROP RESEARCH PROJECTS
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2020 Canada AgXplore Canola and Wheat Systems Fertility Study
Lakeland College will conduct 2 trails with 4 replicates at the 2020 research site.
Lakeland
AgXplore
AgXplore
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Provincial
Alberta Agriculture, cereal producer commissions, and numerous seed companies
Alberta Wheat Commission
May 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Provincial
Alberta Agriculture, Alberta Pulse Growers, and numerous seed companies
Ag Call and Alberta Pulse Growers
Apr 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2023
Lakeland
Alberta Agriculture (Barrhead, Lethbridge)
CAP, Alberta Barley Commission, Syngenta
Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
SteamTech, Landview Drones, Thompson Rivers University
Alberta Innovates
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
BASF
BASF
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
Alberta Innovates, Top Grade Ag
Alberta Innovates
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
METOS Canada
Alberta Innovates
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
2020 Cereal Regional Variety Trails 2020 Pulse Regional Variety Trials
Adapting innovative solutions for increased barley profitability in Alberta; expanding malt cultivar enduse
Application of Hyperspectral Imaging for Crop Staging and Yield Prediction in Canola
BASF Agronomy Trail
Calibration of Bin Drying
Data collection and utilization of data for cropping decisions
Lakeland College will compare newly registered varieties of wheat, barley, and oats to a standardized check near Vermilion, AB. Lakeland College will compare newly registered varieties of field pea, fababean, lentil, and soybean to a standardized check near Vermilion, AB. To increase barely profitability, creative agronomic solutions will be tested including: flexible end-uses for malt barely cultivars, new nitrogen (N) management regimes, and effective use of a new-to-Canada plant growth regulator. This will be tested in 6 site years (3 representative AB growing environments) to determine: i) the most profitable management system and end-use market for barley and ii) the appropriate integration of the plantgrowth regulator into the production system. Two experimental trials will be initiated in spring 2020 at Lakeland to examine the success of correlating hyperspectral image analysis to 1) canola bloom stage at various degrees of canola bloom branching, and 2) canola grain yield. Lakeland College will offer services to execute a replicated (3) research trial examining wheat agronomic practices in the 2020 growing season at two locations near Vermilion. This study will determine if grain will be cured in-bin. It would provide farmers a knowledgebased guideline for harvesting grain based on Growing Degree Days with confidence that yield, and quality will be preserved. Lakeland College will examine the concept of a network of smart farms where common infrastructure is established at multiple sites in different regions of Canada, different agro-
CROP RESEARCH PROJECTS
Demonstration of small plots
Determining field pea yield response to increasing rates of phosphorous fertilizer Exploring a multifaceted strategy to deliver copper in wheat
Field scale research validation of variable rate technology
Integrating N Fertilizer Technologies
climatic zones etc… for comparisons of data collected and collaborative analysis. Un-replicated demonstration small-plots (conventional and advanced management) of various wheat classes, barley, oat, and pea will be seeded by Lakeland College at the 2020 Research Cereal Site (cereals) and Pulse Site (peas). There will be approximately 88 plots seeded (number to be determined in May 2020). The purpose of the plots is to showcase new cereal and broadleaf crop genetics under two management regimes to farmers in the Vermilion area and to collect yield data from the plots. Lakeland will conduct two trials with four replicates, applying increasing grates of phosphorous fertilizer, both at the seed and mid row banded. Testing a novel copper delivery system in wheat in the form of the seed treatment and foliar applications against a seed placed copper product. Lakeland College will conduct field scale trials in a RCBD design with four replications: three crop types will be investigated on three different fields (CWRS wheat, canola, and malt barley). Two fertility treatments will be applied: blanket application based on soil testing and prescription application from Farmer’s Edge. Two seeding treatments will be used: 1. blanket application for a seeding rate of 350 plants/m2 CWRS wheat, 7-8 plants/m2 canola, and 300 plants/m2 malt barley; 2. Prescription application from Farmer’s Edge. This study will focus on Canada Western Red Spring wheat responses to N management strategies in three soils zones that are representatives of the Canadian Prairies. In the Canadian Prairies, information is scarce on how fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) impacts crops N use and GHG emission. This information is crucial to sustain soil resources,
Lakeland
SeCan
SeCan
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Student-led trail
Alberta Pulse Growers
Alberta Pulse Growers, Zone 5
Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2021 (possibly 2022)
Lakeland
Yara
Yara
May 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
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Alberta Innovates
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2022
Dr. Brian Beres, Agriculture and AgriFoods Canada
Multiple throughout Western Canada
Agriculture and AgriFoods Canada
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 1, 2024
CROP RESEARCH PROJECTS
Managing malt genetics for feed end-use: increasing barley profitability by challenging traditional end-use boundaries (two trials)
Specialized P, K, and S seedplaced fertility in canola Selecting crop sequences and developing a risk model to mitigate FHB in Western Canadian cereal production
provide a healthy economy and adapt to climate change. This research is a natural extension to previous research in cereals and oilseeds conducted by Dr. Beres, which examined the influence of nitrogen form and placement for wheat production systems (Beres et al. 2008a,b; 2010; 2012a, b; 2018; and Qin et al. 2013) and ongoing research examining the influence of split applications of N fertilizer. To generate preliminary data to determine the response of 3 malt cultivars and 3 feed cultivars under 2 nitrogen management strategies: low (80 kg/ha total N targeting traditional malt end-use management) and high (140 kg/ha total N targeting feed end-use management). Economic analysis will be used to help answer the question: “What is the most profitable way to grow feed barley?”. Lakeland College will conduct a 4 replicate, 8 treatment trial at the 2020 broadleaf research site. A field research trail will be initiated in spring 2019 at the Vermilion research site to generate data for the development of models to assess the risk of Fusarium Head Blight infection in spring wheat, winter barley, barley and durum wheat.
Lakeland
ARECA, Battle River Research Group (Forestburg)
Alberta Barley Commission, CAP, Syngenta
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Lakeland
The Mosaic Company
The Mosaic Company
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Dr. Paul Bulloc, University of Manitoba
Multiple, led by the University of Manitoba
Agronomy Cluster – CAP (primary funder); University of Manitoba (subgrant)
Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2021
Sidebanding and mid-row banding Anuvia sulfur products with conventional products
Lakeland will test various combinations of Anuvia fertilizer products in spring wheat.
Lakeland
Anuvia Plant Nutrients
Anuvia Plant Nutrients
Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
Surveillance networks for beneficial insects II: expanding surveillance of reservoir habitats and measuring their contributions to the canola yield
Lakeland College will interface with agricultural equipment dealers to identify canola growers who have the capability to supply high quality yield mapping data. She will also manage the use of beneficial insect exclosures in canola fields in several Vermilion area fields in each of three years.
Dr. Paul Galpern, University of Calgary
University of Calgary
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Apr 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2023