Applied Research Crop Projects to Dec 5, 2022

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