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Cover Crops Field Day
Wednesday April 5, 2017 

1:00 – 3:00 pm

Agassiz Research and Development Centre  - 6947 Highway 7, Agassiz, BC

• See the latest in fall-seeded cover crop varieties 

• Learn about relay cropping techniques 

• Talk to researchers about cover crop performance under cold 
winter conditions 


For further information contact Gary Telford at 604-796-6101 or gary.telford@agr.gc.ca

Do you want to work in a beautiful landscape to learn about carbon nerutral ranching and land management practices with a focus on innovation, reducing stress on livestock, and financial & environmental sustainability? Apply to Thompson Rivers University.

Students use technology based learning to study from their home ranches or mentor ranches and only drive to campus once a week reducing fuel consumption and carbon footprint. Learning from upwards of 30 farms and ranches in our region allows us to understand the common thread of resilience that runs through the community.

The Pacific Field Corn Association's Silage Corn Hybrid Yield Trials are now complete for 2016. Abbotsford site is seeded early and had 47 entries; Agassiz site is seeded late and had 25 entries; the Interior site had 21 entries. All data tables report the 2016 results and the Long-term average results. 2016 DATA tables.

• Kale as a winter feed source
• Late season grasses as winter feed and the effect of passive fertilization
• Forage quality, yield and maturity rates of 6 alfalfa varieties
• Determine optimum alfalfa seeding rate and seed mix

Kale as a winter feed source. Last year, the farmer grew one variety of kale (late maturing). We found that the kale grew very well and kept its nutritional qualities till late in the season (December 17 – Relative Feed Value of 425).

Pig manure can be turned into an adhesive for use in asphalt as a replacement for petroleum-based products. Swine producers can benefit when they dispose of their manure with the engineers who developed the adhesive technology. Bio-Adhesive Alliance is approximately six month from having the first batch of mass-produced adhesive ready for use, said Elham Fini of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Ultimately, the process ends up a win-win for farmers.

by Ronda Payne February 16, 2016

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) has been harassing Lower Mainland berry growers for five years and Tracy Hueppelsheuser, entomologist, Plant and Animal Health Branch with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, noted that 2015 was an even more exceptional year for the persistent pest.

The Inside Scoop on Manure - Delta residents Darrell & Linda Mott visit their farming neighbour Jerry Keulen to learn how Seabreeze Farm converts manure and organic consumer waste into renewable energy and high quality fertilizer.  (Seabreeze Farm, Delta, BC) https://youtu.be/