Insights and Stories of Alexis Kienlen

Jun. 20, 2013 at 3:33 pm CDT

If you’re an Alberta pea grower, you can help researchers learn more about fusarium root rot in peas by offering up your field for research. Traditionally, Red Deer and Lacombe have been the primary area for peas in the province, but things have changed in recent years — and about […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Dec. 23, 2012 at 1:25 pm CST

Hope for a cold winter this year to knock back aster yellows, loosen up your canola rotations to avoid blackleg, and pick your pulse cultivars with disease resistance in mind. Those were three key pieces of advice offered by plant pathologist Michael Harding at Alberta Pulse Growers’ recent meeting. Aster […]

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Nov. 12, 2012 at 3:20 pm CST

Water quality affects everyone, and that’s especially true in the Battle River watershed. "Unlike many other watersheds in Alberta that have headwaters in mountain regions, the Battle River watershed is Prairie fed and our headwaters are near 60 per cent of our population," said Sarah Skinner, watershed planning co-ordinator for […]

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Dec. 21, 2011 at 3:31 am CST

A group of Alberta farmers is pushing for the establishment of a provincial wheat commission, saying it could help unite wheat producers and drive more money into cereal research. “We see this as an opportunity to enhance grower profitability through research and market development,” said Greg Porozni, a grain producer […]

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Nov. 5, 2008 at 11:52 pm CST

Increased herbicide tolerance, sclerotinia tolerance and improved systems for hybrids are among the many canola innovations this year, said Phil Thomas, a senior agri-coach with Agri-Trend, a Canadian consulting company which tracks trends and helps producers. About $37 million were spent on the development of new canola varieties this year, […]

By Alexis Kienlen