source: Farm and Food Report
When it holds its Annual Field Day on July 20 near Redvers, the South East Research Farm’s star attraction is likely to be a California strawberry crown demonstration, according to Farm Manager Scott Chalmers.
“We have been growing strawberries from California—propagating the crowns and applying different treatments with herbicides, fertilizers and row cover. The objective of this trial is to observe the northern vigour associated with crowns grown in Saskatchewan.”
“In the fall, the crowns will be harvested and sent back down to California, where they will be replanted to grow strawberries. We want to find out just how much more vigorous the climate here makes them.”
Saskatchewan strawberry growers will tell you that we produce exceptional fruit in our province. In theory, this has to do with our climate—our cool nights and warm days in the summer. The fruit ends up maturing as many as two weeks earlier as a result.
Think of it as taking California strawberries to summer camp in Saskatchewan.
“It is almost like that,” says Chalmers. “We are not sure exactly what triggers this response in strawberries. It might be genetic, or perhaps it has something to do with the amount of light we get here. Something is happening that we don’t quite understand. Research is currently being conducted into market possibilities.”
This year’s Field Day will also include demonstrations of identity preserved production of crops like canola, wheat, barley and flax grown under contract for specialty uses.
“We’ll also be touring fall-seeded canola, some cow cockle weed crop grown in Saskatchewan that the National Research Council is developing into a special crop with high concentrations of anti-cancer agents. It also happens to have a fine starch. Elsewhere on the farm, we will be showing two different inoculant trials—one for wheat and one for peas.”
The South East Research Farm is comprised of 300 cultivated acres, where contract research work is conducted for organizations like the National Research Council, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Crop Development Centre, the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, and private industry.
The Field Day will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and will take place rain or shine. Between 100 and 120 guests are expected to attend.
The South East Field Day is the closing event in the 2005 Agri-ARM (Applied Research Management) series.
For more information, contact:
Scott Chalmers
Farm Manager
South East Research Farm
(306) 452-3161
When it holds its Annual Field Day on July 20 near Redvers, the South East Research Farm’s star attraction is likely to be a California strawberry crown demonstration, according to Farm Manager Scott Chalmers.
“We have been growing strawberries from California—propagating the crowns and applying different treatments with herbicides, fertilizers and row cover. The objective of this trial is to observe the northern vigour associated with crowns grown in Saskatchewan.”
“In the fall, the crowns will be harvested and sent back down to California, where they will be replanted to grow strawberries. We want to find out just how much more vigorous the climate here makes them.”
Saskatchewan strawberry growers will tell you that we produce exceptional fruit in our province. In theory, this has to do with our climate—our cool nights and warm days in the summer. The fruit ends up maturing as many as two weeks earlier as a result.
Think of it as taking California strawberries to summer camp in Saskatchewan.
“It is almost like that,” says Chalmers. “We are not sure exactly what triggers this response in strawberries. It might be genetic, or perhaps it has something to do with the amount of light we get here. Something is happening that we don’t quite understand. Research is currently being conducted into market possibilities.”
This year’s Field Day will also include demonstrations of identity preserved production of crops like canola, wheat, barley and flax grown under contract for specialty uses.
“We’ll also be touring fall-seeded canola, some cow cockle weed crop grown in Saskatchewan that the National Research Council is developing into a special crop with high concentrations of anti-cancer agents. It also happens to have a fine starch. Elsewhere on the farm, we will be showing two different inoculant trials—one for wheat and one for peas.”
The South East Research Farm is comprised of 300 cultivated acres, where contract research work is conducted for organizations like the National Research Council, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Crop Development Centre, the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, and private industry.
The Field Day will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and will take place rain or shine. Between 100 and 120 guests are expected to attend.
The South East Field Day is the closing event in the 2005 Agri-ARM (Applied Research Management) series.
For more information, contact:
Scott Chalmers
Farm Manager
South East Research Farm
(306) 452-3161
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