EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 1 MIN
Alberta Crop Diagnostic Days: Western Crop Innovations Field Day
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Alberta Crop Diagnostic Days brought producers and industry experts together near Lacombe last month. The event featured hands-on sessions focused on crop research, variety development, and practical diagnostic skills. Trevor Sears, Executive Director of Western Crop Innovations, says attendance was about 50 per cent higher than last year. Sears says Western Crop Innovations is also implementing a new strategic blueprint. It includes using genomics and other breeding tools to develop higher-yielding, disease-resistant varieties faster. The organization breeds barley and triticale varieties for the western prairies and evaluates about 40,000 plots each year.
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