NARF Annual Field Day 2025

The Joint Annual field day between NARF and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) took place on July 23rd, 2025 at the Melfort Research Farm. The event was free of charge thanks to sponsorship from SaskPulse, SaskOilseeds, SaskBarley, SaskWheat and SaskOats. Registration began at 8AM, the tour began at 9AM and returned around 12:15. To register for the event please visit: NARF & AAFC Joint Annual Field Tour Tickets, Wed, 23 Jul 2025 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite 

Tour Stops included:

• Seeding dates for flax varieties – Ishita Patel, Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation and Bunyamin Tar’an, SK Ministry of Agriculture
• Variety showcase for peas, faba beans, lentil and soybean- Dr. Tom Warkentin and Dr. Ana Vargas, University of Saskatchewan
• Micronutrients in Canola- Kaeley Kindrachuk, SaskOilseeds
• PGRs and Topdressing N in Barley- Mitchell Japp, SaskBarley
• Banding Enhanced Efficiency N products in Wheat- Mike Hall, East Central Research Foundation
• Grain Millers Oat Variety Trial- Olivia Kennedy, Grain Millers
• Demonstrating the regional impacts of varietal traits and flowering timing in Wheat- Gazali Issah, SaskWheat
• Linking Optimal N Management to soil moisture conditions- Dr. Patrick Mooleki, AAFC
• Improving the survivability and maturity in malt barley- Dr. Hiroshi Kubota, AAFC
• Internet of Things- Digital Field Agriculture- Dr. Haben Asgedom Tedla, AAFC

NARF also hosted a Niche/Minor Crops Field day in collaboration with AAFC on July 24, 2025 at the Melfort Research Farm. Registration with free coffee and donuts taking place from 8:30-9:25AM, with the first field stop beginning at 9:30AM and the tour concluding at 12PM. There was a free lunch provided following the tour. Link to Register to the tour: NARF & AAFC Minor/Niche Crops Field Tour Tickets, Thu, 24 Jul 2025 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

Tour stops included:

• Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizer products in Hybrid bromegrass for third year seed production- Jo-Anne Relf-Eckstein, SaskForage Seed
• Regenerative Agriculture (Cover Crops and Intercropping)- Brianne McInnes, Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation
• Using oat volunteers as a cover crop- Ishita Patel, Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation
• Seeding Dates for Winter Cereals (Winter Wheat, Fall Rye, and Triticale)- Aquielle Thorlakson, Conservation Learning Centre
• Pea Leaf Weevil Control in Faba beans and Peas- Mike Brown, Sask Pulse Growers
• Flax Varieties- Kade Kettenbach, SaskOilseeds
• Chickpea PGR, K Fertility, and Weed Management- Mike Brown, Sask Pulse Growers