Witdouck Farms has taken every opportunity to expand and diversify over the past four decades. When brothers Dale, Brian and Calvin Witdouck took over the family farm from their father, Ralph, they were young and ambitious. They had been working on the grain farm...
The Field Crop Development Centre is settling into its new home at Olds College with a refocus on what research it does. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Mark MacNaughton is the program director at the Field Crop Development Centre...
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. What should you keep in mind when irrigating your potato crops? Irrigation can make all the difference for potato crops, but it isn’t as simple as just turning on the taps. At the International Potato...
Feedback is difficult to accept, but it’s a gift given to you from your employees, coworkers and customers. Feedback might not be the most popular word around — no one wants to hear bad feedback — but it’s certainly something your employees and customers care about....
The regional variety trials (RVT) program provides Alberta farmers with impartial data on crop varieties. Growing a crop in Alberta can be influenced by many different factors, and depending on where you plant it in the province can make all the difference. For...
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Canadian agriculture has struggles to overcome as the world moves into a post-pandemic future. As Canada comes out of the pandemic, there are a lot of struggles for agriculture with production costs on...
