Sarah Driedger

Recent Publications

2020

Newsletters

MARA November 2020 Newsletter: Adding a new crop type to your rotation

In this issue:

Results Driven Agriculture Research;
Adding a new crop type to your rotation;
Can Hemp fit into your rotation?;
Orphan well association and your land

MARA NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

2020

Newsletters

MARA July 2020 Newsletter: SMART Farming; Future of Agriculture

Key for the Future of Agriculture

Smart farming is a farming concept involves advanced technologies inte- grated into existing agricultural practices to boost production quality and efficiency. Farmers in this century have access to GPS, soil scanning, data management, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. This tech- nology can measure field variations more precisely, allowing producers to use herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers more effectively and selectively to the required areas. Similarly, livestock producers can moni- tor the needs of individual animals and adjust their nutrient requirements correspondingly, thereby preventing disease and enhancing health.

Smart farming requires knowledge , capital (can start from low capital investment smart phone applications) and more knowledge and skills. To- days farmer is not only a farmer with passion for agriculture but also a legal expert, a part-time data analyst, economist and accountant (who is making a living from agriculture produce requires bookkeeping skills, knowledge of market chains and price volatility)

Publication 4 - Newsletter Jul 2020

2020

Newsletters

MARA June 2020 Newsletter: Cereal Diseases to Watch in Western Canada

COVID-19 & MARA Extension

We cancelled our extension events scheduled for March and April to compliance with Alberta health recommendations. As an alternative we started virtual meetings/ webinars since last April to make sure producers in the region are up to date with the new information. Producers have the opportunity to directly interact with the expert/speaker during Q & A. Your laptop computer, desktop with a head set and smartphone can be used to join these meetings. We hope everything will be back to normal so that we can do field tours.

Publication 3 June 2020-Cereal Diseases to watch

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