Research
Research On The Farm (new)
Manitoba Crop Alliance’s Research on the Farm program conducts scientific research with farmer members – on their fields, with their own equipment. Farmers are involved in trial planning, establishment, treatment implementation and harvest.
Trials are managed with the support and guidance of agronomists and staff trained in conducting on-farm trials. Protocols are simple to implement and developed using questions from farmer members.
For more information, or to participate in the Research on the Farm program, please contact:
Madison Kostal
Research & Production Coordinator
Manitoba Crop Alliance
204-362-3679
madison@mbcropalliance.ca
Benefits of On-Farm Research
- On-farm research benefits farmers by demonstrating how products or practices behave on their own farm. The research question is answered immediately – with results that are directly relevant to their soil type, environment and equipment.
- On-farm research also benefits the industry. By involving farmers in the scientific method, results can be drawn from a wide range of environments. Data accumulates quickly and can be used to make inferences that are relevant over a wide geographical region.
ROTF Protocols
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inactive
The purpose of this project is to quantify the agronomic and economic impacts of reducing and increasing targeted plant stands from normal seeding rate in Barley
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active
The purpose of this project is to quantify the agronomic and economic impacts of increasing Nitrogen rates from the producer’s normal nitrogen rate in the latest Malt Barley varieties.
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inactive
The purpose of this project is to quantify the impact of Moddus, a plant growth regulator on height, lodging and yield of barley – 6 sites.
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inactive
The purpose of this project is to quantify the agronomic impacts of a nitrogen fixing biological product (Envita®) along with a reduced nitrogen rate on grain corn and spring wheat for yield and grain quality.