BASF Producer Field Tour

March 2023

March 10 @ 8:45 am - 4:45 pm

Farm Technology Event

MARA Agronomy Building 5901 River Road, Fort Vermilion, Alberta

March 31 @ 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

MARA 2023 AGM

Fort Vermilion Complex Fort Vermilion, Alberta

April 2023

April 20 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Dr Bart Lardner – Cattle and Forage

MARA Agronomy Building 5901 River Road, Fort Vermilion, Alberta

April 20 @ 6:00 pm - April 21 @ 5:00 pm

La Crete Organic Conference

La Crete Heritage Center La Crete, Alberta

July 2023

July 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Organic Plot Tour

Fort Vermilion Experimental Farm 5901 River Road, Fort Vermilion, Alberta

July 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Working with Water Field Tour

La Crete Heritage Center La Crete, Alberta

August 2023

August 10 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

BASF Producer Field Tour

Alberta

August 11 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Ag Fair Plot Tour

Fort Vermilion Experimental Farm 5901 River Road, Fort Vermilion, Alberta

Recent Publications

2022

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Annual Reports

2022 Annual Research and Extension Report

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2023

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Research Articles

Farmer partners with scientists in breeding crops

NORTHERN HORIZON ARTICLE (1)

2021

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Annual Reports

2021 Annual Research Report

The past year started with great promises of putting the COVID-19 pandemic behind and reasonable moisture for the spring. Then, through the summer, inadequate precipitation and sustained high temperature created havoc on all crops in the region. The resiliency of MARA staff and the Board enabled the team to continue our work to serve producers, grain crops and livestock commissions, the industry, private and government agencies.

MARA continued Alberta’s first organic regional variety trial for field peas which produced quality data for the organic farmers’ fraternity in the province. In addition, MARA commenced testing breeding lines of the novel crop, camelina. Also, MARA expanded its research base via collaborating with post-secondary institutions in Canada, and other private and government agencies to address issues relating to soil health, variety selection, nutrient management, pest and diseases management, forages, grazing, and carbon sequestration, moisture management, regenerative farming, and precision farming and knowledge transfer to serve a wide range of farmers in the county…

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Contact us

Mackenzie Applied Research Association
Address: 5901 River Road
P. O. Box 646
Fort Vermilion, Alberta,
T0H 1N0
Phone: 780-927-3776
Fax: 780-927-4747