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Growing Red Lentil

Red lentil is an important global commodity for both nutritional and crop rotational purposes, but can it be grown in Alberta? To answer that question, more agronomic information was needed. Robyne Bowness, pulse crop research scientist with Alberta Agriculture, says nitrogen was one area that has been addressed.

Interview with Robyne Bowness (3:16 minutes) (1.50 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Green Certificate Program celebrates 50 years.

Video: Green Certificate Program celebrates 50 years.

In 1975, Alberta’s government announced a new training program for the province’s future farmers, the first of its kind in Canada. Alberta is celebrating 50 successful years of this popular rural employment and training program, which helps high school students enter and build careers in agriculture while earning credits at the same time.