Cypress County ASB Demonstrations, Projects and Tours

Cypress County Agricultural Services

Demonstrations and Projects

The demonstration of new technologies has always been a primary goal of the Agricultural Service Board. Field scale plots help bring the latest research to their neighbourhood and small scale plot provide a quick look at new possibilities. In both cases it allows producers to see first hand the benefits of adopting new technologies. Various key projects further encourage farmers to grasp onto the new ways of producing food in southeast Alberta.

In partnership with the Southern Applied Research Association a Crop Variety Demonstration plots has been created along Highway 41A. Since 2009 a tour has been held each fall to showcase the varieties planted at the site. Feel free to stop in at any time during the growing season to take a look at the varieties being tested that year.

To demonstrate the benefits of watering cattle away from the water source a portable solar cattle waterer is available to rent. The waterer was purchased with grant funding from the Alberta Stewardship Network with the intention of promoting riparian.

The Southern Applied Research Association (SARA) does many field trials across southern Alberta. This 5 year pea-wheat rotation study is being done south of Schuler. As fertilizer prices increase, the wheat reaps more and more value from the nitrogen fixed by the peas. The Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) had many similar type projects.