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AGRICULTURE
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Farming for the Future On-Farm Demos 1990
Serving the needs of A lberta's agricultural producers through technology transfer
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business. Producers must make whatever else you do, you test drive the Research supported by Fanning for the
challenging decisions to create car before you put your money down. Future, an Alberta Heritage Savings
economically and environmentally On-farm demonstrations are like test Trust Fund program, has achieved many
sustainable farming and ranching driving agricultural technology. advances but to truly help the industry,
operations in the face of difficult market Producers who conduct on-farm advances have to be put into practice.
conditions and adverse weather. One demonstrations can see how growing a The On-Farm Demonstration Program
important challenge for producers is to new crop variety, changing the feed for allows producers to work closely with
evaluate various technologies and their cattle, or modifying current farm Alberta Agriculture staff, and sometimes
determine if and how they might practices can work under the day-to-day with research scientists from other
conditions specific to their own organizations, to design, conduct and
improve their operations. That's where
the Farming for the Future On-Farm operations. Just as important, other local evaluate projects. This joint effort
Demonstration Program comes in. producers who visit the demonstrations generates demonstrations that
Why on-farm demonstrations? Because can see how the new technology effectively answer the questions which
changing an agricultural practice is operates under conditions much like local producers have about new
somewhat like buying a car. When you those on their own farms. technology. As well. Alberta Agriculture
need a new car, you might talk to people Because demonstrations are such an personnel learn more about new
who own the models you are interested effective way to deliver appropriate developments in agriculture and have
in, you might read consumer reports. technology to producers. Farming for the opportunity to determine the
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research needs of producers.
Individual farmers, producer groups
and applied research associations are
eligible to apply for funding under the
On-Farm Demonstration Program.
Applicants work with Alberta Agri-
culture staff to develop proposals. The
proposals are assessed by one of six
regionally based review committees.
These committees are composed of local
producers and Alberta Agriculture
personnel. Each proposal is considered
on the basis of its relevance to the
region's agricultural sector, the exper-
ience of t he applicant(s), and the size,
cost and duration of the proposed
project. The On-Farm Demonstration
Fairview
Program accepts proposals for demon-
strations throughout the year.
The program has been highly
successful in transferring new tech-
niques and communicating new
information to producers. From April
1982 to December 1990, it awarded over
S3. 8 million to more than 730 projects
across Alberta. From January 1990 to Barrhead ■■ .# ■ I
December 1990, 104 new and ongoing
projects were granted a total of
$543,009. (A complete list of the 1990
aOpnp-eFaarsr m i n D tehmiosn sitsrsuaet i oofn R epsroejaerccths 5mm ■ ■ ■ ■ - _ Ver■m ilion |
Report. )
The 1990 On-Farm Demonstration
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innovative practices which will help
build a sustainable agricultural industry.
For example, a number of projects
assessed manure and fertilizer ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
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management to increase crop yields
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while maintaining a healthy soil. Others
looked at techniques to improve
irrigation scheduling in order to better On-Farm sr°:»: €,""
manage Alberta's valuable water
resource. Several demonstrations
O Lethbridge
investigated ways to improve livestock
nutrition, while others evaluated PrRoegjioencalt He aSdqiutaretesr1s
methods to improve livestock facilities.
To help producers diversify their Project Site
operations, some projects assessed
crops like safflower, sunflowers, beans
and spices, while other projects tested
methods to improve alternative on-farm Estimated Funding of On-Farm
activities such as overwintering of bees. Demonstration Program Projects by YeFuandri ng
Funding
Managing a successful agricultural Funding
Fiscal Year New Projects Renewed Projects Total
industry is indeed a challenge. For over Number Number Number
(April-March)
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continue to meet this challenge. 1986-87
96 383,162 41 158,174 137 541,336
1987-88
Research Report is published by the Research Division of 1988-89 114 353,935 239,240 168 593,175
Aflrboemr t Rae s Aegarricchu l tRuerpeo.r t P e irsm igrsasnitoend tpor o rveipdreodd u acpep r oarptriicaltees 1989-90 8546 235964,,672254 455348 212846,,116038 144 458800,,788382
credit is given to the source. Any comments or requests 1990-91 $3,809,107^
regarding this publication should be directed to: TOTAL 737
Research Report. Research Division. Alberta Agriculture. 97
#202. 7000 - 113 Street. Edmonton. Alberta. T6H 5T6
ON-FARM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PROJECT SUMMARIES — JANUARY 1990 - D ECEMBER 1990
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/
PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION
COORDINATOR AWARDED
REGION I - S OUTHERN ALBERTA
Field Verification of Innovative Alternative Alberta Pulse Growers Blair Roth 21,030
Lethbridge
Crop Production Techniques Commission
Lethbridge
• t o assess the production of safflower.
sunflower, pulses, corn, and spices
Applying Infra Red Stress Monitor to George-Anne Rasmussen Gordon Frank
Irrigation Scheduling of Alfalfa Seed Brooks Brooks 5.540
• t o assess crop stress using a plant
stress monitor gun
Brian Laing
Solonetzic Soil Improvement Bill Van Rootselaar 900
Fort McLeod
• t o assess the use of manure to improve Claresholm
soil structure and fertility
Field Implementation of Infra-Red Thermometry ALlebtehrbtrai d Cgoer n Committee BLleatihrb rRiodtghe 17.380
Technology for Scheduling Irrigation
• t o train farmers and industry in the
techniques of determining baselines from
which they can calculate a crop water
stress index
Irrigated Alfalfa Fertility Trial Gross Brothers Ken MacPhail 1.567
Bow Island Bow Island
• t o determine yield response of irrigated
alfalfa to nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium fertilizers
Intensive Safflower, Mustard and Flax Alberta Safflower Growers Blair Roth 19.510
Lethbridge
Agronomy Program for Southern Alberta Association
Lethbridge
Conditions
• t o evaluate and display the agronomic
practices and economic results of growing
alternative oilseed crops
14.490
The Potential for Upright Dry Beans in Alberta Pulse Growers BLleatihrb rRiodtghe
Southern Alberta Commission
Lethbridge
• t o introduce the cultivation of upright
beans and compare agronomic practices
with conventional vineytype varieties
Economics of Manure Composting in Southern Dwight Perry MLiecthhaberli d gCel awson
Alberta Coaldale
8,747
• t o examine the feasibility of composting
the waste products of an intensive
livestock operation for soil fertility
improvement
1.200
Dryland Alfalfa Fertilizer Management John Lutz Jim Hironaka
Warner Warner
• t o demonstrate the benefits of phosphorus
fertilizer management practices in
spreading the cost of establishing dryland
alfalfa stands
E. Alan George
The Use of Simple Huts for Outdoor Farrowing VMuulrcraany Markert Lethbridge 3,089
to Facilitate Depopulation
• t o assess and demonstrate the benefits for
cleaning purposes of a temporary
depopulation of farrowing facilities into
cheap outdoor farrowing huts
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED
Growth Characteristics and Subsequent Yield Irrigated Alfalfa Seed Gordon Frank
of Alfalfa Seed Under Various Irrigation Producers Brooks .630
Rosemary
Practices
• t o demonstrate the advantages of record
keeping and data collection for irrigated
alfalfa seed production
Black Spring Ridge Salinity Control GCeaorrmgaen g Saeyv co VDuelncnains Stretch 2,720
Implementation Using Salt Tolerant Grasses
• t o demonstrate a v ariety of effective
management tools to control soil salinity
in a small drainage basin
Black Spring Ridge Salinity Control CRoayr m aMncgLaeyo d VDuelncnains Stretch 2,720
Implementation Using Salt Tolerant Grasses
• t o demonstrate a variety of effective
management tools to control soil salinity
in a small drainage basin
Rooting Depth and Water Use of Ten Different Don Welsh LDre.t h Jbirmi d gMeil ler
Varieties of Alfalfa Milk River 9,608
• t o determine rooting depth, water use and
ability to control dryland salinity in ten
alfalfa cultivars under southern Alberta
conditions
Pelvic Area Measurements as a Criteria for
Culling Replacement Beef Heifers CBoyarlodna l Te empleton DLewtihgbhrti d Kgaer ren 4,723
• t o determine if p elvic area measurements
taken before breeding, during mid-pregnancy
and before calving can be used to predict
calving difficulty
REGION li - S OUTH CENTRAL ALBERTA
Effect of Supplemental Protein Meal on Gain Chinook Applied John Ruschkowski
of Nursing Calves Research Association
• t o evaluate the benefits and economic 3,271
feasibility of feeding supplemental Oyen Oyen
protein meal to nursing calves on pasture
Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) Accuracy Canadian Hereford Don Milligan
and Evaluation of Various Carcass Traits ACsaslogcairayt ion Airdrie
4,760
• t o demonstrate the accuracy of EPD data,
and to evaluate various carcass traits
Mortality and Its Causes on Commercial Sungaard Poultry Rod Chernos
Airdrie
Broiler Farms Standard 564
• t o determine the cause of death in
broiler chickens over an entire production
cycle
The Effect of Improved Air Quality on Broiler Country Lane Farms Ltd. Rich Smith
Airdrie
Chicken Performance Strathmore
5,175
• t o define carbon dioxide concentration for
better air quality and broiler chicken
performance
Increasing Barley Consumption by Humans Alberta Barley Boosters Karen Hoover
Olds
• t o demonstrate the feasibility of using Cremona 2,585
barley in the human diet
789
Evaluation of Sheep Covers Under Alberta Ken and Val Slemko Scott Meers
Conditions Strathmore Strathmore
• t o assess the economics, practicality and
benefits of sheep covers
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED
Allen Toly
Toadflax Control with Fallow and Herbicides
Laycraft Farms Ltd. 1.219
• t o demonstrate chemical and cultural Blackie
methods of controlling toadflax High River
IDumrpirnogv e H eFaete d S t rEeffsisc i Peenrciyo di n Feeder Cattle AEdc m Mei ller ARiircdhr i eS mith 5.900
• t o test the coolant effect of a spray mist
of water on feeder cattle
Use of Nitrogen on Native Pasture to Improve SRtuamns eRyi chmond Don Poisson 1.615
Production and Utilization Drumheller
• t o demonstrate the use of nitrogen on native
pasture to improve production
Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Evans Hereford Don Milligan
Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Three Hills Airdrie 6.700
• t o demonstrate the differences between
delivery systems for selenium supplements
in beef cow diets
Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Greg Gordon Don Milligan
Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Hanna Airdrie 6,700
• t o demonstrate the differences between
delivery systems for selenium supplements
in beef cow diets
Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Milo Munro Don Milligan 6.700
Airdrie
Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Cochrane
• t o demonstrate the differences between
delivery systems for selenium supplements
in beef cow diets
Sprigging Demo with Four Grass Species CDaulcgkawroyr th Farms Don Wentz 1.850
Airdrie
• t o demonstrate sprigging (planting
vegetative parts) of four grass species
for soil reclaimation purposes
Increasing Consumer Acceptance of the New Steer-A-Year Committee Maureen Bolen 2.725
Alberta Beef Strathmore Strathmore
• t o enhance the consumer's perception of
beef quality
Dennis Lowry 1.956
Usefulness of the Colostrum Evaluation - Kristine & Eric Leth Iverson
Airdrie
"Colostrodoser" Olds
• t o test the practicality of using the
"Colostrodoser" on dairy farms as a
method of delivering sufficient colostrum
to new born calves
Calgary
Feeding of Condor Barley to Broiler Chickens Steven Mudge Brenda Ralston 6.158
Strathmore
• t o assess the use of Condor barley as a
suitable replacement for corn and wheat
in poultry rations
Feeding of Condor Barley to Grower Pigs Lance Wheeler Marvin Solomons 5.565
Dalemead Airdrie
• t o determine if C ondor barley would be a
suitable replacement for wheat and/or
hulled barley in grower hog rations
Allen Toly
Using Early Maturing Seeded Grasses to Allow Jim Hughes Jr.
Complimentary Grazing of Native Range Longview High River 2.374
• t o demonstrate the use of alternate early
tolerant grass species for deferred grazing
of native grasses in the spring
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED
Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Alberta Pulse Growers Neil Miller 2.662
• t o demonstrate ten field pea varieties Commission Lacombe
Innisfail
Sprigging Demonstration Harold Henzlmeir Scott Meers 1,100
• t o assess the technical and economic Strathmore Strathmore
practicality of sprigging grass rhizomes
to reclaim problem soils
Demonstration of the Application Zinc Copper Larry McLeod Ron Woolf 800
to Hayland Bowden Olds
• t o determine if t he addition of copper and
zinc to forage crop land will eliminate the
need for supplemental mineral feeding of
cattle
A Field Trial of an Electronic Animal Barry Hilton Dr. Jane Pritchard
Identification System in Beef Cattle Strathmore Airdrie 7,200
• t o determine that the technology available
for an electronic animal identification
system is functional within the management
systems for beef cattle in Alberta
Jeff Millang
Canola Productivity Center Pilot Project Alberta Canola
Producers Commission Three Hills
• t o demonstrate both new and proven canola 9,748
Acme
production practices
Automatic Egg Gathering System for Turkey SCyallvgeasrtye r Mertz Rich Smith
Breeders Airdrie 4,625
• t o construct and test an automatic egg
gathering system, as measured by labour
requirement and egg quality, for a t urkey
breeding barn
The Use of Growth Implants in Replacement John & Evelyn Pekse Ron Woolf
Beef Heifers Sundre Olds 1,160
• t o determine the effect of a beef heifer
growth implant on growth rate, conception
rate, calving difficulty and milk production
Dennis Lowry
Demonstration of DHI Electronic Data JCoael g aZriyn k 11,433
Transfer and the Use of Specialized Herd Airdrie
Monitor Software
• t o develop and demonstrate the Dairy Herd
Improvement (DHI) database, commercial
monitor software, and computer modem
electronic data transfer technology as an
effective dairy herd management tool
Farm Family Expenditures Wendy Mikkelsen Kathy Lowther
• t o demonstrate separate farm business Langdon Airdrie 4,160
and family/household record keeping
procedures
REGION III - N ORTH CENTRAL ALBERTA
Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Central Alberta Branch David Samm
• t o provide producers with information that Pulse Growers Commission Camrose 7,985
will allow them to choose pea varieties Camrose
best suited to their local areas
Ted Nibourg
Comparison of Precision Fertilizer Placement Windy Point Farms
versus Random Banding Red Deer
Sylvan Lake 1,514
• t o compare precision fertilizer placement
with conventional random banding
FUNDING
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED
Special Crops Project Battle River Applied Robert Dunn 13.058
• t o demonstrate the success of alternate Research Association Stettler
cash crop choices Camrose
Perennial Forage Establishment Demonstration Chinook Applied 4.808
• t o demonstrate and compare various Research Association CDooruogn a tCoironne ll
establishment techniques for a crested
wheatgrass/alfalfa mixture Oyen
Ken Ziegler
Maintaining a Legume Stand by Annual Grey Wooded Forage
2.500
Overseeding Association
Rocky Mountain House
• t o determine if a nnual overseeding of a Rocky Mountain House
legume into an existing stand can aid in
maintaining the legume component of the
stand
Repair of Chemically Eroded Milkhouse Floor Harry Ekkel Ross Smith 300
by Using Different Sealers Lacombe Red Deer
• t o assess the effectiveness (durability and
ease of cleaning) of varieties of sealers
used to repair chemically eroded milkhouse
floors
Storage of High Moisture Barley in Epoxy David Rainforth Neil Miller 21,700
Lined Hopper Bottomed Steel Bins Lacombe Lacombe
• t o determine if a modified hopper bottomed
steel bin can be used as an oxygen limiting
structure for ensiling and/or storing high
moisture grain
1.130
Evaluation of Nutra-Shield as an Alternative Donna McMurtry Grant Lastiwka
to Plastic and No Cover for Preserving Innisfail Innisfail
Fababean - B arley, Field Pea - B arley Silage
• t o evaluate Nutra-Shield silage cover in
terms of handling, silage storage, sealing
properties and economics
The Cost of Marketing Stress in Feeder Calves Ian Stewart
George Rock 6,600
and the Effect of Electrolyte Supplementation Bittern Lake Camrose
on its Resolution
• t o determine the actual cost of marketing
stress in feeder calves and to examine the
effect of electrolyte supplementation on
calf performance, morbidity and mortality
Condor Barley as a Wheat Replacement in Hog Condor Barley Group Neil Miller
Starter and Grower Rations Clive Lacombe 2,819
• t o test the market for a new improved naked
variety of barley as a substitute for wheat
in hog rations and to test the performance
of a barley pea ration for hog starter
rations
Alternative Oilseeds Project Battle River Applied
Research Association CDooruogn a tCoironne ll 6.007
• t o investigate the agronomic potential of
flax, safflower, sunflower, mustard and Camrose
mustard/canola as alternative oilseed crops
for East Central Alberta
Kelsey
Use of Peat to Control Odour from Hog Manure Don Gregorwich David Samm
Lagoons Camrose 5,134
• t o evaluate the use of peat to control
odour and limit ammonia volatilization
from lagoons containing liquid hog manure
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED
Rimbey
Evaluation of Production from Rotationally Beverly Siegel Ron Koots 3,635
Grazed Pasture Buck Lake
• t o assess the performance of cattle on
rotationally grazed pasture in West Central
Alberta
Rimbey
Ensiling Potential of Various Crops in West BRriimabne yK riz Ron Koots
2,010
Central Alberta
• t o evaluate various silage crops as an
alternative to traditional haying practices
Ted Nibourg
Market Improvement of Alberta Lamb Through Tom Eggertson
Out of Season Breeding Using Uterine Sponge Lousana Red Deer 2,010
• t o assess the effectiveness of the uterine
sponge technique in spreading the breeding
and lambing season in Alberta flocks
Surface Wrap versus Covered Hay Neil Handford Brian Cameron
Ponoka Ponoka
• t o evaluate the quality retention, feed
2,111
acceptance and cost of wrapper and/or
covered large round bales
Wetaskiwin Silage Variety Trial Marvin Ruff Bruce Friedel
Millet Wetaskiwin 1,400
• t o demonstrate the quality, yields and
agronomic traits of various silage crops
and silage crop mixes
Effect of Supplemental Protein Meal on Gain Chinook Applied Research
Doug Cornell
of Nursing Calves on East Central Alberta Association Coronation 4,251
Pasture
• t o evaluate the benefits of feeding Oyen
supplemental protein meal to nursing
calves on pasture
Sprigging Demo on Bathtub-ring Saline Seeps SRoocuinedt y Hill Agricultural DLre.t h Jbirmi d gMeil ler 5,500
with Four Grass Species
Round Hill
• t o use sprigging of high-moisture grass
species to control and manage bathtub-
ring salinity and to promote sprigging as
a viable technology for use in dryland
salinity control
750
Robert Borg
Combination Recirculation - E xhaust New Horizon Hog Farm
Ventilation in a Relatively Small Grower Barn Lacombe Red Deer
• t o demonstrate the benefits of an improved
hog barn ventilation system
Applying Copper Sulfate on Copper Deficient Mike Ammeter
Greg Urichuk
Soils to Increase Grain Yields Red Deer 912
Sylvan Lake
• t o evaluate the agronomic and economic
effects of copper sulfate additions to the
soil
Evaluation of Wind Erosion Traps for Soil Battle River Applied David Samm
Conservation Research and Demonstration Research Association Camrose
3,441
Camrose
• t o design and build soil wind-erosion traps
following two prototypes
Yield Response in Barley and Wheat to Copper Battle River Applied David Samm 752
Sulfate Research Association Camrose
Camrose
• t o determine the agronomic potential of
using copper sulfate as a f ertilizer on
wheat and barley in East-Central Alberta
FUNDING
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED
Forage Crop Micronutrient Trial Ken and Rob Ball Bruce Friedel
• t o demonstrate the response of alfalfa Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin
to: sulphur, copper and boron by foliar 3.211
spray applications; and soil banded
granular applications of sulphur, copper
and boron
Farm Family Expenditures Marilyn Sharp
• t o demonstrate separate farm business Lacombe JRoeydc e D e Lere ncucha 5.140
and family/household record keeping
procedures
The Effect of Two Levels of Electrolyte Ian Stewart
Supplementation on the Growth Performance Bittern Lake GCeaomrrgoes e Rock 5.050
of Incoming Feeder Calves
• t o determine the effect of two levels of
electrolyte supplementation on calf growth
performance, morbidity and mortality
REGION IV - N ORTHEAST ALBERTA
Ryley
Efficacy of Using Pelvic Area Measurements Tofield Beef Club Ross Hutchison
as a Criteria for Culling Replacement Heifers Tofield 347
• t o determine if p elvic area measurements
can be used to predict calving difficulty,
and thus be used as a practical culling
tool
Out of Season Breeding of Romanov Sheep Tom Makowecki Shane Dobson 3.810
Two Hills
• t o assess economic value, daily gain and Musidora
overall productivity of ewes lambing every
eight months
Ryley
Maximum Economic Yield Demonstration Project Ken Rempel Tennis Marx 4.503
• t o determine the economics of fungicide Tofield
and plant growth regulators applied to
barley on normal and high fertility regimes
400
Erosion Prevention and Soil Improvement - Mark Perkins WRiacikn w Krliigphpte nstein
Alternatives to Conventional Summerfallow Wainwright
• t o demonstrate methods of protecting soil
from wind and water erosion, to demonstrate
the effects of Indian Head lentils on long
term soil productivity and to evaluate the
economics of these alternatives to
conventional summerfallow
Viking Ryley
1.900
A Comparison of Clearing Methods for Range C & W Farms Tennis Marx
Improvement in the Central Parklands
• t o demonstrate range development strategies
and to demonstrate the procedures involved
in implementing a prescribed burn
Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Central Alberta Branch, Neil Miller 3.993
Pulse Growers Commission Lacombe
• t o demonstrate field pea varieties with
different soil and climate conditions Vermilion
295
Bacterial Hay Preservative Trial Bill Gibson Don Christensen
• t o demonstrate the use of a bacterial Smoky Lake Smoky Lake
hay preservative
Ron Bazylo
Field Peas as an Alternative Protein Ed Bettac
Supplement for Use in Swine Diets Hilliard Vermilion 3,594
• t o demonstrate the use of field peas
as an alternative protein supplement in
swine diets
PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING
PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE
PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED
David Wong
Canola Productivity Center Pilot Project Alberta Canola Producers .000
• t o demonstrate both new and proven canola Commission Lamont
production practices Fort Saskatchewan
Alfalfa versus Cereal Silage In Backgrounding Riverside Stock Farms Don Christensen 8.600
Feedlot Feeding Trial Willingdon Smoky Lake
• t o evaluate cereal silage versus alfalfa
in relation to cattle performance and the
economics of an end product (backgrounded
fall calves)
REGION V - N ORTHWEST ALBERTA
To Determine the Costs of Pasturing Cow/Calf Pembina Forage Rod Carlyon 15,160
Pairs in North Central Alberta Association Westlock
• t o collect information on the costs of Westlock
pasturing cows and calves under various
management regimes
Monitor Sclerotinia Control Using Ground ProGrow Canola Club Bill Chapman 13,580
and Aerial Application at Recommended Rates Edmonton Barrhead
of Fungicide and Split Application
• t o test different types of fungicide
applications and to monitor levels of
sclerotinia
Group
Barley Variety Evaluation and Soil North West Peat Soils Bill Chapman
Temperature Monitoring on Peat Soils Barrhead 7,000
Barrhead
• t o evaluate the thermal properties of
deep plowed and layered peat soils at
three depths
Golden Glow Backflooding Irrigation Project Marvin Pohl Elmer Bittner 1,000
Millet Leduc
• t o demonstrate the benefits of using
nuisance snow melt before it i s drained,
and to increase forage yields by using
spring flood irrigation
Elevated Reservoir Cattle Watering System Pembina Forage Association Bob Buchanon
Westlock Barrhead 1,732
• t o show a practical alternative method
of watering cattle from a dugout
The Effect of Electrolyte Supplementation North West Cattle Feeders Rob Hand
6,100
on Incoming Calves and its Effect on Resolving Association Barrhead
Marketing Stress Stony Plain
• t o examine the effect of electrolyte
supplementation on calf performance, morbidity
and mortality and to determine the actual
cost of marketing stress in feeder calves
Mike Anderson Bob Buchanon
Effects of a Multi-Site Watering System for
Cattle on Pasture Barrhead Barrhead 2,360
• t o demonstrate the practical application
of multiple pasture watering sites serviced
by shallow buried plastic water pipe
Phosphorus Fertility on Field Peas Harold Pfeiffer Rod Carlyon
• t o assess the effect of phosphorus on Westlock Westlock 1,785
Tipu field peas
Vertical Nuc Wintering Program Demonstrating Honeybear Apiaries
Production Techniques, Winter Viability and Rollyview LReodguerc Andreiuk 4,750
Economic Analysis
• t o demonstrate the vertical nuclei system
for disease control, increased manageability
and self-sufficiency of bee hives
