Recap of out Stalk Walk with Dr. Bart Lardner and producer, Byron Long!

Recap of our AgTech Breakfast in the Field event.

From cattle that weigh themselves to technology that detects crop disease before symptoms appear, the AgTech Breakfast gave us an exciting look at what entrepreneurs are building for agriculture.

A recap of our Flock Fundamentals workship in partnership with Strathcona County.

Discover how producers explored the future of grazing management through virtual fencing, targeted goat grazing, and pasture health monitoring. From seeing cattle respond to virtual fence collars to watching goats tackle brush and invasive species, the Next Step Grazing Tour showcased practical tools and real-world experiences that can help improve pasture productivity and resilience.

Farming Forward joined other ARECA member associations at the Alberta Legislature to discuss applied research, producer support, and key agricultural issues facing Alberta producers. Read more about the visit and discussions with provincial leadership.

A recap of our composting event in partnership with Leduc County.

Key takeaways from the Pioneer Corn Summit

Read the 2025 Annual Report here.

The 2025 Wildwood Soil Health Trial continues to explore how a diverse polycrop blend and several biological amendments influence soil function, forage quality, and field resilience. This fall-season update shares early observations from the third year of this 15-acre project, including feed quality results, field performance notes, and a general yield range. A full report will be released once all data is analyzed.

The 2025 AquaHacking Prairies Expedition at Dorothy Lake brought together innovators, Water Issue Leads, and Indigenous Knowledge Holders to tackle some of the most pressing freshwater challenges facing the Prairie provinces. As the Water Issue Lead for small-scale agriculture, Carri St. Pierre shared the day-to-day realities farmers face with water security while learning from the five finalist teams developing practical tools for monitoring, filtration, invasive species detection, and community preparedness. The event highlighted how collaboration, Indigenous knowledge, and emerging technology can strengthen water resilience for Prairie farms and rural communities—and what to watch for as the finalists head to Calgary for the 2026 Grand Finale.

Farming Forward has launched a new RDAR-funded Frost Seeding Project to evaluate how a diverse forage blend performs under West-Central Alberta’s freeze–thaw conditions. This study will help livestock producers understand which forage species establish best when frost-seeded into existing pastures, and how the practice can improve drought resilience, pasture productivity, and soil health. With the first plots now staked out, soil samples taken, and a new on-site weather station collecting soil temperature data, this project will generate practical, Alberta-based recommendations for producers looking to enhance forage stands using low-disturbance, early-season seeding methods.

In this week’s Accelerate Weekly, we recap the first-ever Gathering Ground event, share updates from the AquaHacking Challenge, and highlight new producer resources — from Azolla insights in our “From Other Fields” feature to EFP workshop dates, agronomy surveys, youth contests, and upcoming agriculture workshops.