Sharing updates from my role as research manager for the Alfalfa Seed Commission of Alberta. Visit the ASCA website for more updates and information.
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Save the date!
ASCA wishes everyone a safe harvest and hopes that you will mark your calendars for our fall production meeting coming up this November. Join us for research program updates, industry-focused guest speakers, and some important planning for season 2027!
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1 week away from our Summer Field Tour. Join us in the Rosemary growing region to view alfalfa seed and leafcutting bee research, and a special stop at a solar grain conditioning system.
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Alfalfa seed producers and industry! Mark your calendars for the Alfalfa Seed Commission of Alberta’s 2026 Summer Tour. This event is a great opportunity to get into the discussion on both the triumphs and struggles that we face in the alfalfa seed and pollination industry!
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The heat is here and so are the alfalfa weevil. I hope you have your sweep net ready for scouting and if you need support, reach out.
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It’s critical to know whether you have resistance before spraying certain insecticides for alfalfa weevil control.
We are piloting rapid testing kits this season and looking for Alberta seed producers who are interested in having their weevils tested. Get in touch for yours.
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AB alfalfa seed producers, check out our Spring 2026 newsletter out now.
Several items from the spring meeting summarized there including plant/soil testing, group 3 insecticide resistance testing, levy adjustments and more.
Alfalfaseedab.com
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And ASCA field trial season is underway! Late last week we began with our herbicide trial applied to one field and the second field is due this week.
Happy fieldwork season to all, stay safe.
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Thank you to all who attended the Alfalfa Seed Commission of Alberta’s spring meeting and AGM. It was fantastic to have a full house and great speakers both research and non. We continue to strive to put levy dollars to good use!
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One week until the ASCA spring meeting and AGM! Join us to hear about current projects and upcoming research. Bio pesticides, plot trials, weevil resistance & more. We also have a special lunchtime speaker, Eric Little, from Edison Motors.
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Save the Date!
The Alfalfa Seed Commission of AB’s Spring Meeting and AGM will take place March 31, 2026. Stay tuned for the full poster.
The Alfalfa Seed Commission of Alberta and the Canadian Cocoon Testing Centre have moved! You can find us both back at the Crop Diversification Centre South in the Griffin building. Please stop in and check out the new offices (in a week or two) once we are settled in!
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Save the date for the Alfalfa Seed Commission of Alberta‘s fall producer meeting coming up on November 17th (Monday).
Gorgeous day to finish up plot harvest on the 2025 research season. Just in the nick of time before the weather turns for a bit.
Thank you to the producers who let us run trials in your fields this year.
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It is always a great feeling taking the first research plots of the season off!
Can you see the delineation where the crop received no insecticide? This plot witnessed a 50% drop in yield with no bug control - not bad considering the insect pressure the last few years..
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Lygus vs alfalfa plant bug ID, check out this old post by the PPMN:
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Blog: Insect of the Week (July 15): Doppelgangers: Lygus... prairiepestmonitoring.blogsp…
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