Insights and Stories of Angela Lovell

Prairie insect outlook for 2018

Apr. 13, 2018 at 2:44 pm CDT

With snow still on the ground as this article is written, it’s difficult to predict how conditions may change over the next few weeks as farmers approach seeding. That said, lower-than-average precipitation across the Prairies over the winter indicates it will take some excessive spring moisture to significantly change the […]

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Courting disaster

Jan. 5, 2018 at 2:57 pm CST

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A FLARE for agriculture

Nov. 24, 2017 at 1:32 pm CST

By Angela Lovell

Leading the farm after tragedy strikes

Oct. 13, 2017 at 9:53 am CDT

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Three farm families, five years later

Aug. 4, 2017 at 9:55 am CDT

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Helping plants to help themselves

Jul. 7, 2017 at 10:32 am CDT

New research that could lead to a biological alternative to chemical fungicides began with work into food safety. “We were interested in whether food-fermenting lactobacilli would produce molecules that prevent fungal growth,” says Dr. Michael Gaenzle, who is leading the research into antifungal lipids at the University of Alberta. Gaenzle’s […]

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Green Certificate Program lets students gain agricultural, on-farm experience

Jan. 27, 2017 at 10:23 am CST

Agriculture is all about cultivating, nurturing and producing, so it’s no coincidence that a unique and highly successful high school training program in Alberta is using those exact words to describe its vision. “The Green Certificate Program cultivates partnerships, and allows us to nurture Alberta’s youth to produce the province’s […]

By Angela Lovell

Good reasons to plant cover crops

Sep. 23, 2016 at 10:03 am CDT

If you went to a workshop about cover crops 10 years ago you wouldn’t have had any trouble finding an empty seat. Today, producers pack these workshops. Word is spreading about the benefits that cover crops could bring to their farms. Cover crops provide many soil and production benefits: increased […]

By Angela Lovell

Building up the soil in your fields

Aug. 26, 2016 at 10:34 am CDT

New research is showing that it is possible to make new, nutrient rich, productive soil on your farm without waiting for eons, simply by changing your crop rotation and management. The research, led by Dr. Stuart Grandy at the University of New Hampshire, is revising our conventional understanding of how […]

By Angela Lovell

Storing grain and marketing strategy

Jul. 22, 2016 at 8:53 am CDT

Storing grain on the farm can be a good marketing strategy because, if managed carefully, it can increase a producer’s profits, but it’s important to have a handle on your storage and opportunity costs to assess if it’s actually going to put money in the bank. The capital costs of […]

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