North Peace Applied Research Association

Some of the summer students favorite things but let’s be real they love everything about working at NPARA 🤠

🌾 Not all crop varieties are created equal — and sometimes you have to look a little deeper than what you see in the field.

Soon, these plots will be heading into the combine, and that’s when we really start to see how they stack up. We’ll be looking at things like yield, seed size, protein and other important performance characteristics to help us understand how these varieties perform under our growing conditions.

This is exactly why research farms like NPARA are so important. 🌱 Year after year, we can grow different varieties side-by-side, collect the data, and build a better picture of what actually works here in the Peace Region — not just what looks good from the road.

And the best part? You don’t have to wait for the research results to come see what’s happening.

Our research plots are open to visitors, and we’d love for producers and anyone interested in agriculture to stop by the NPARA Research Farm and have a look for themselves. We have pea, wheat, barely, and canola variety trials on the farm this year for producers to check out.

Because sometimes the biggest differences are the ones you don’t see until the crops come off the field. 🌾

A Little Recap of Crop It Like It’s Hot 🔥

We kicked things off in a local producer’s field. Thank you, Tasha, for hosting us and creating a great trail through the field!

We had an amazing lineup of speakers:
🌱 Josefine Bartlett — Canola varieties & disease
🌱 Karen Skarberg — Crop staging
🌱 Lori Kinnee — Burnout & self-care
🌱 Curtis Snell (Thanks for rocking the orange bob) — RDAR’s OFCAF program
🌱 Dr. Sherri Strydhorst — RDAR’s PREP & DEMO programs and yield potential

A big thank you to Kozy Korner for lunch, the Berwyn Ag Society for donating the use of their hall, and Linden Tree Apothecary for the fun flower craft! 🌸

Thank you to all of our speakers, sponsors, hosts, and everyone who joined us and helped make the day such a success! 🫶

CROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT ➡️Mission accomplished!! 🌾🔥

WOW what a beautiful day full of learning, connection and laughter!

THANK YOU to everyone who gave up their Friday to come out and CROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT! 🔥🌱

A huge THANK YOU to all of our speakers for sharing your knowledge, experience, and insights with us!

THANK YOU to Kozy Korner for keeping everyone fed and supplying lunch! 🥪

And THANK YOU to Linden Tree Apothecary for bringing the creativity and supplying the beautiful flower craft! 🌸💐

We had a great day in the field, and we’re so glad you joined us!

We’re sorry to share that we’ve had to cancel our Cattle Club Nutrition event due to low registration. We know this is a busy time of year, and we truly appreciate your understanding!

We’d love to hear from you what events or topics would you like to see from Cattle Club? Drop your ideas in the comments!

We hope to see you at a future event! 🐄

Heads up everyone! We are out of the office on Friday, August 21st for a staff function.

We will be back on Monday, August 23rd!

📞Call (780) 836-0641 for any urgent matters.

THIS WEDNESDAY!! 🎉🐄🤠

Dr. Abby Redman shares insights on the connection between nutrition and reproduction!

🗓️August 19th
📍NPARA Research Farm ( North Star, AB)
⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Register here ⬇️
https://npara.ca/events/cattle-club-nutrition-reproduction-with-dr-abby-redman/