Current Lakeland College Applied Research Crop Projects to Dec 5, 2022 Project Title
Project Lead
Enhancing Commercial Agricultural Productivity, Efficiency and McDonald, LC Sustainability
Provincial
Collaborators
Funders
Date
Multiple
NSERC
2020-2023
AgCall
Alberta Pulse Growers (funded by multiple companies and commissions)
Pulse Variety Trials: Green Pea, Yellow Pea, Soybeans, Lentils and Faba Bean
Thompson, LC
Farming Smarter, SARDA Ag Agriculture Funding Research, Olds College, Consortium Syngenta
2022-2024
Provincial
Alberta Ag, cereal producer commissions and numerous seed companies
AB Wheat & Barley Commission (funded by
Annual; ongoing.
Beres, AAFC
Multiple
Agriculture Funding Consortium
2020-2023
University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Multiple
Ongoing
Maximizing Feed Barley Yield While Minimizing Lodging
Cereal Regional Variety Trials; CWRS, CPSP, Barley, Oats, Triticale
Integrating N Fertilizer Technologies with Superior Genetics to Optimize Protein in CWRS without Compromising Yield, 4R Principles, and Environmental Health (2 trials) Pea and Faba Coop
multiple companies & commissions)
Project Title
Project Lead
Collaborators
Levay, LC, Glacier Farm CAAIN Media Discovery Farm, MNP
2020-2023
Pan Canadian Smart Farm Network
Agnew, Olds College Davidson, LC
Lupin Platform Inc., DL Alberta Pulse Growers, Seeds, AAFC, CDC, SARDA, RDAR NPARA Davidson, LC AAFC Pulse Cluster, Alberta Pulse Growers Davidson, LC, Greymont Alberta Pulse Growers, RDAR Alberta Agriculture, Alberta AgCall sub-contract Pulse Growers, and numerous (funded by multiple seed companies and BASFcompanies BASF
2021-2023
Investigating the agronomics of lupin production, a new high protein pulse crop for Alberta Agronomy to mitigate yield loss by pea root rot (rotation, intercropping) Evaluation of calcium-based products to reduce impact of Aphanomyces Pulse Regional Variety Trials; Yellow Peas, Green Peas, Fababeans, Lentils, Soybeans Evaluation of market options for Mycosphaerella blight control in field pea Cover crops as a rotation strategy to reduce pea root rot. Investigating herbicide options to support adoption of lupin in the Canadina Prairies Field pea advanced and elite breeding material. Breeding competetive field pea varieties from strong genetics Faba bean Cooperative trial testing for Canadian registration. Field Pea Cooperative trial testing for Canadian registration
Chatterton, AAFC Chatterton, AAFC Provincial
Blashko, BASF & Davidson, LC Chatterton, Davidson, LC AAFC Tidemann, Davidson, LC AAFC & R.Davidson, LC R. Davidson - LC, CDC, Warkentin, CDC AAFC, UofS VanSteenbergen, Davidson - LC, Limagrain Limagrain Vandenberg, Davidson - LC, AAFC, CDC Southeast Research Farm, DL Warentin, UofS Seeds Davidson - LC, AAFC, UofSask, DL Seeds
Funders
Alberta Pulse Growers Alberta Pulse Growers, RDAR, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. University of Saskatchewan Limagrain Cereals Canada Funded by multiple companies and commissions Funded by multiple companies and commissions
Date
2021-2023 2021-2024 Annual; ongoing. 2023 (Annual) 2021-2023 2022-24 2021-2023 2021-2023 2022-23 (annual) 2022-23 (annual)
Project Title
Project Lead
Collaborators
Hemminger, Olds College, Hammond Ag MTPI & Research R. Davidson, LC Davidson - LC, UofS, CDC, Breed for top-performing field pea varieties for grain yield, high Bing, AAFC AAFC protein, maturity, standability and seed size. Levay, LC EMILI, Assiniboine College, GODAN, and Saskatchewan Improving data literacy among producers through continuing Polytechnique education modules and extension Researching, developing and propagating new yellow pea varieties unique in the marketplace.
Funders
Date
MTPI, RDAR
2022-23
AAFC Pulse Cluster
2022, 20232028