Volume 6 Nur /dlbcrra AGRICULTURE Re.sreeaprocrht ^ Barry Termeer of Honeybear Apiaries in Rollyview displays a vertical nuc used to overwinter honeybees Farming for the Future On-Farm Demos 1990 Serving the needs of A lberta's agricultural producers through technology transfer Agricuisl t uar aclo m pprlodeuxc,t io nd e imna nAldbienrtga apunrdc h aysoeu w iwlol u flidt i ntcoa l ycouulra t beu d gieft . a Bcuatr, tDheem oFnustutrrea t eisotna b lPisrhoegdr atmh e iOnn - Fl ac >r Sm 2 . business. Producers must make whatever else you do, you test drive the Research supported by Fanning for the challenging decisions to create car before you put your money down. Future, an Alberta Heritage Savings economically and environmentally On-farm demonstrations are like test Trust Fund program, has achieved many sustainable farming and ranching driving agricultural technology. advances but to truly help the industry, operations in the face of difficult market Producers who conduct on-farm advances have to be put into practice. conditions and adverse weather. One demonstrations can see how growing a The On-Farm Demonstration Program important challenge for producers is to new crop variety, changing the feed for allows producers to work closely with evaluate various technologies and their cattle, or modifying current farm Alberta Agriculture staff, and sometimes determine if and how they might practices can work under the day-to-day with research scientists from other conditions specific to their own organizations, to design, conduct and improve their operations. That's where the Farming for the Future On-Farm operations. Just as important, other local evaluate projects. This joint effort Demonstration Program comes in. producers who visit the demonstrations generates demonstrations that Why on-farm demonstrations? Because can see how the new technology effectively answer the questions which changing an agricultural practice is operates under conditions much like local producers have about new somewhat like buying a car. When you those on their own farms. technology. As well. Alberta Agriculture need a new car, you might talk to people Because demonstrations are such an personnel learn more about new who own the models you are interested effective way to deliver appropriate developments in agriculture and have in, you might read consumer reports. technology to producers. Farming for the opportunity to determine the (continued next page) research needs of producers. Individual farmers, producer groups and applied research associations are eligible to apply for funding under the On-Farm Demonstration Program. Applicants work with Alberta Agri- culture staff to develop proposals. The proposals are assessed by one of six regionally based review committees. These committees are composed of local producers and Alberta Agriculture personnel. Each proposal is considered on the basis of its relevance to the region's agricultural sector, the exper- ience of t he applicant(s), and the size, cost and duration of the proposed project. The On-Farm Demonstration Fairview Program accepts proposals for demon- strations throughout the year. The program has been highly successful in transferring new tech- niques and communicating new information to producers. From April 1982 to December 1990, it awarded over S3. 8 million to more than 730 projects across Alberta. From January 1990 to Barrhead ■■ .# ■ I December 1990, 104 new and ongoing projects were granted a total of $543,009. (A complete list of the 1990 aOpnp-eFaarsr m i n D tehmiosn sitsrsuaet i oofn R epsroejaerccths 5mm ■ ■ ■ ■ - _ Ver■m ilion | Report. ) The 1990 On-Farm Demonstration projects include a wide variety of mm ■ ■ ■ b"ti ■ Red Deer innovative practices which will help build a sustainable agricultural industry. For example, a number of projects assessed manure and fertilizer ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ management to increase crop yields ■ ■ ■ ■ . while maintaining a healthy soil. Others looked at techniques to improve irrigation scheduling in order to better On-Farm sr°:»: €,"" manage Alberta's valuable water resource. Several demonstrations O Lethbridge investigated ways to improve livestock nutrition, while others evaluated PrRoegjioencalt He aSdqiutaretesr1s methods to improve livestock facilities. To help producers diversify their Project Site operations, some projects assessed crops like safflower, sunflowers, beans and spices, while other projects tested methods to improve alternative on-farm Estimated Funding of On-Farm activities such as overwintering of bees. Demonstration Program Projects by YeFuandri ng Funding Managing a successful agricultural Funding Fiscal Year New Projects Renewed Projects Total industry is indeed a challenge. For over Number Number Number (April-March) ePirgohgtr a yme a rhsa,s t hhee l pOend- F Aalrbmer t aD e mpornodsutcreartsi o nto 1982-83 4670 $126237,,189464 25 $ 75,336 10754 $136033,,119842 tetveeacclhhunanotloeol g oyag.n yd ,A andd o,Ap lt bw i eatrphtp r ato hpe r pi haretolepd u aocgf er iercfsufle tc utcriaavnle 111999888345---888456 1089802 223244682,,,910444094 231194 11291530,,,190042240 11234197 433625708,,,181487640 continue to meet this challenge. 1986-87 96 383,162 41 158,174 137 541,336 1987-88 Research Report is published by the Research Division of 1988-89 114 353,935 239,240 168 593,175 Aflrboemr t Rae s Aegarricchu l tRuerpeo.r t P e irsm igrsasnitoend tpor o rveipdreodd u acpep r oarptriicaltees 1989-90 8546 235964,,672254 455348 212846,,116038 144 458800,,788382 credit is given to the source. Any comments or requests 1990-91 $3,809,107^ regarding this publication should be directed to: TOTAL 737 Research Report. Research Division. Alberta Agriculture. 97 #202. 7000 - 113 Street. Edmonton. Alberta. T6H 5T6 ON-FARM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PROJECT SUMMARIES — JANUARY 1990 - D ECEMBER 1990 PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION COORDINATOR AWARDED REGION I - S OUTHERN ALBERTA Field Verification of Innovative Alternative Alberta Pulse Growers Blair Roth 21,030 Lethbridge Crop Production Techniques Commission Lethbridge • t o assess the production of safflower. sunflower, pulses, corn, and spices Applying Infra Red Stress Monitor to George-Anne Rasmussen Gordon Frank Irrigation Scheduling of Alfalfa Seed Brooks Brooks 5.540 • t o assess crop stress using a plant stress monitor gun Brian Laing Solonetzic Soil Improvement Bill Van Rootselaar 900 Fort McLeod • t o assess the use of manure to improve Claresholm soil structure and fertility Field Implementation of Infra-Red Thermometry ALlebtehrbtrai d Cgoer n Committee BLleatihrb rRiodtghe 17.380 Technology for Scheduling Irrigation • t o train farmers and industry in the techniques of determining baselines from which they can calculate a crop water stress index Irrigated Alfalfa Fertility Trial Gross Brothers Ken MacPhail 1.567 Bow Island Bow Island • t o determine yield response of irrigated alfalfa to nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers Intensive Safflower, Mustard and Flax Alberta Safflower Growers Blair Roth 19.510 Lethbridge Agronomy Program for Southern Alberta Association Lethbridge Conditions • t o evaluate and display the agronomic practices and economic results of growing alternative oilseed crops 14.490 The Potential for Upright Dry Beans in Alberta Pulse Growers BLleatihrb rRiodtghe Southern Alberta Commission Lethbridge • t o introduce the cultivation of upright beans and compare agronomic practices with conventional vineytype varieties Economics of Manure Composting in Southern Dwight Perry MLiecthhaberli d gCel awson Alberta Coaldale 8,747 • t o examine the feasibility of composting the waste products of an intensive livestock operation for soil fertility improvement 1.200 Dryland Alfalfa Fertilizer Management John Lutz Jim Hironaka Warner Warner • t o demonstrate the benefits of phosphorus fertilizer management practices in spreading the cost of establishing dryland alfalfa stands E. Alan George The Use of Simple Huts for Outdoor Farrowing VMuulrcraany Markert Lethbridge 3,089 to Facilitate Depopulation • t o assess and demonstrate the benefits for cleaning purposes of a temporary depopulation of farrowing facilities into cheap outdoor farrowing huts PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED Growth Characteristics and Subsequent Yield Irrigated Alfalfa Seed Gordon Frank of Alfalfa Seed Under Various Irrigation Producers Brooks .630 Rosemary Practices • t o demonstrate the advantages of record keeping and data collection for irrigated alfalfa seed production Black Spring Ridge Salinity Control GCeaorrmgaen g Saeyv co VDuelncnains Stretch 2,720 Implementation Using Salt Tolerant Grasses • t o demonstrate a v ariety of effective management tools to control soil salinity in a small drainage basin Black Spring Ridge Salinity Control CRoayr m aMncgLaeyo d VDuelncnains Stretch 2,720 Implementation Using Salt Tolerant Grasses • t o demonstrate a variety of effective management tools to control soil salinity in a small drainage basin Rooting Depth and Water Use of Ten Different Don Welsh LDre.t h Jbirmi d gMeil ler Varieties of Alfalfa Milk River 9,608 • t o determine rooting depth, water use and ability to control dryland salinity in ten alfalfa cultivars under southern Alberta conditions Pelvic Area Measurements as a Criteria for Culling Replacement Beef Heifers CBoyarlodna l Te empleton DLewtihgbhrti d Kgaer ren 4,723 • t o determine if p elvic area measurements taken before breeding, during mid-pregnancy and before calving can be used to predict calving difficulty REGION li - S OUTH CENTRAL ALBERTA Effect of Supplemental Protein Meal on Gain Chinook Applied John Ruschkowski of Nursing Calves Research Association • t o evaluate the benefits and economic 3,271 feasibility of feeding supplemental Oyen Oyen protein meal to nursing calves on pasture Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) Accuracy Canadian Hereford Don Milligan and Evaluation of Various Carcass Traits ACsaslogcairayt ion Airdrie 4,760 • t o demonstrate the accuracy of EPD data, and to evaluate various carcass traits Mortality and Its Causes on Commercial Sungaard Poultry Rod Chernos Airdrie Broiler Farms Standard 564 • t o determine the cause of death in broiler chickens over an entire production cycle The Effect of Improved Air Quality on Broiler Country Lane Farms Ltd. Rich Smith Airdrie Chicken Performance Strathmore 5,175 • t o define carbon dioxide concentration for better air quality and broiler chicken performance Increasing Barley Consumption by Humans Alberta Barley Boosters Karen Hoover Olds • t o demonstrate the feasibility of using Cremona 2,585 barley in the human diet 789 Evaluation of Sheep Covers Under Alberta Ken and Val Slemko Scott Meers Conditions Strathmore Strathmore • t o assess the economics, practicality and benefits of sheep covers PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED Allen Toly Toadflax Control with Fallow and Herbicides Laycraft Farms Ltd. 1.219 • t o demonstrate chemical and cultural Blackie methods of controlling toadflax High River IDumrpirnogv e H eFaete d S t rEeffsisc i Peenrciyo di n Feeder Cattle AEdc m Mei ller ARiircdhr i eS mith 5.900 • t o test the coolant effect of a spray mist of water on feeder cattle Use of Nitrogen on Native Pasture to Improve SRtuamns eRyi chmond Don Poisson 1.615 Production and Utilization Drumheller • t o demonstrate the use of nitrogen on native pasture to improve production Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Evans Hereford Don Milligan Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Three Hills Airdrie 6.700 • t o demonstrate the differences between delivery systems for selenium supplements in beef cow diets Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Greg Gordon Don Milligan Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Hanna Airdrie 6,700 • t o demonstrate the differences between delivery systems for selenium supplements in beef cow diets Demonstration of the Most Effective Commonly Milo Munro Don Milligan 6.700 Airdrie Used Method of Selenium Supplementations Cochrane • t o demonstrate the differences between delivery systems for selenium supplements in beef cow diets Sprigging Demo with Four Grass Species CDaulcgkawroyr th Farms Don Wentz 1.850 Airdrie • t o demonstrate sprigging (planting vegetative parts) of four grass species for soil reclaimation purposes Increasing Consumer Acceptance of the New Steer-A-Year Committee Maureen Bolen 2.725 Alberta Beef Strathmore Strathmore • t o enhance the consumer's perception of beef quality Dennis Lowry 1.956 Usefulness of the Colostrum Evaluation - Kristine & Eric Leth Iverson Airdrie "Colostrodoser" Olds • t o test the practicality of using the "Colostrodoser" on dairy farms as a method of delivering sufficient colostrum to new born calves Calgary Feeding of Condor Barley to Broiler Chickens Steven Mudge Brenda Ralston 6.158 Strathmore • t o assess the use of Condor barley as a suitable replacement for corn and wheat in poultry rations Feeding of Condor Barley to Grower Pigs Lance Wheeler Marvin Solomons 5.565 Dalemead Airdrie • t o determine if C ondor barley would be a suitable replacement for wheat and/or hulled barley in grower hog rations Allen Toly Using Early Maturing Seeded Grasses to Allow Jim Hughes Jr. Complimentary Grazing of Native Range Longview High River 2.374 • t o demonstrate the use of alternate early tolerant grass species for deferred grazing of native grasses in the spring PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Alberta Pulse Growers Neil Miller 2.662 • t o demonstrate ten field pea varieties Commission Lacombe Innisfail Sprigging Demonstration Harold Henzlmeir Scott Meers 1,100 • t o assess the technical and economic Strathmore Strathmore practicality of sprigging grass rhizomes to reclaim problem soils Demonstration of the Application Zinc Copper Larry McLeod Ron Woolf 800 to Hayland Bowden Olds • t o determine if t he addition of copper and zinc to forage crop land will eliminate the need for supplemental mineral feeding of cattle A Field Trial of an Electronic Animal Barry Hilton Dr. Jane Pritchard Identification System in Beef Cattle Strathmore Airdrie 7,200 • t o determine that the technology available for an electronic animal identification system is functional within the management systems for beef cattle in Alberta Jeff Millang Canola Productivity Center Pilot Project Alberta Canola Producers Commission Three Hills • t o demonstrate both new and proven canola 9,748 Acme production practices Automatic Egg Gathering System for Turkey SCyallvgeasrtye r Mertz Rich Smith Breeders Airdrie 4,625 • t o construct and test an automatic egg gathering system, as measured by labour requirement and egg quality, for a t urkey breeding barn The Use of Growth Implants in Replacement John & Evelyn Pekse Ron Woolf Beef Heifers Sundre Olds 1,160 • t o determine the effect of a beef heifer growth implant on growth rate, conception rate, calving difficulty and milk production Dennis Lowry Demonstration of DHI Electronic Data JCoael g aZriyn k 11,433 Transfer and the Use of Specialized Herd Airdrie Monitor Software • t o develop and demonstrate the Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) database, commercial monitor software, and computer modem electronic data transfer technology as an effective dairy herd management tool Farm Family Expenditures Wendy Mikkelsen Kathy Lowther • t o demonstrate separate farm business Langdon Airdrie 4,160 and family/household record keeping procedures REGION III - N ORTH CENTRAL ALBERTA Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Central Alberta Branch David Samm • t o provide producers with information that Pulse Growers Commission Camrose 7,985 will allow them to choose pea varieties Camrose best suited to their local areas Ted Nibourg Comparison of Precision Fertilizer Placement Windy Point Farms versus Random Banding Red Deer Sylvan Lake 1,514 • t o compare precision fertilizer placement with conventional random banding FUNDING PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED Special Crops Project Battle River Applied Robert Dunn 13.058 • t o demonstrate the success of alternate Research Association Stettler cash crop choices Camrose Perennial Forage Establishment Demonstration Chinook Applied 4.808 • t o demonstrate and compare various Research Association CDooruogn a tCoironne ll establishment techniques for a crested wheatgrass/alfalfa mixture Oyen Ken Ziegler Maintaining a Legume Stand by Annual Grey Wooded Forage 2.500 Overseeding Association Rocky Mountain House • t o determine if a nnual overseeding of a Rocky Mountain House legume into an existing stand can aid in maintaining the legume component of the stand Repair of Chemically Eroded Milkhouse Floor Harry Ekkel Ross Smith 300 by Using Different Sealers Lacombe Red Deer • t o assess the effectiveness (durability and ease of cleaning) of varieties of sealers used to repair chemically eroded milkhouse floors Storage of High Moisture Barley in Epoxy David Rainforth Neil Miller 21,700 Lined Hopper Bottomed Steel Bins Lacombe Lacombe • t o determine if a modified hopper bottomed steel bin can be used as an oxygen limiting structure for ensiling and/or storing high moisture grain 1.130 Evaluation of Nutra-Shield as an Alternative Donna McMurtry Grant Lastiwka to Plastic and No Cover for Preserving Innisfail Innisfail Fababean - B arley, Field Pea - B arley Silage • t o evaluate Nutra-Shield silage cover in terms of handling, silage storage, sealing properties and economics The Cost of Marketing Stress in Feeder Calves Ian Stewart George Rock 6,600 and the Effect of Electrolyte Supplementation Bittern Lake Camrose on its Resolution • t o determine the actual cost of marketing stress in feeder calves and to examine the effect of electrolyte supplementation on calf performance, morbidity and mortality Condor Barley as a Wheat Replacement in Hog Condor Barley Group Neil Miller Starter and Grower Rations Clive Lacombe 2,819 • t o test the market for a new improved naked variety of barley as a substitute for wheat in hog rations and to test the performance of a barley pea ration for hog starter rations Alternative Oilseeds Project Battle River Applied Research Association CDooruogn a tCoironne ll 6.007 • t o investigate the agronomic potential of flax, safflower, sunflower, mustard and Camrose mustard/canola as alternative oilseed crops for East Central Alberta Kelsey Use of Peat to Control Odour from Hog Manure Don Gregorwich David Samm Lagoons Camrose 5,134 • t o evaluate the use of peat to control odour and limit ammonia volatilization from lagoons containing liquid hog manure PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED Rimbey Evaluation of Production from Rotationally Beverly Siegel Ron Koots 3,635 Grazed Pasture Buck Lake • t o assess the performance of cattle on rotationally grazed pasture in West Central Alberta Rimbey Ensiling Potential of Various Crops in West BRriimabne yK riz Ron Koots 2,010 Central Alberta • t o evaluate various silage crops as an alternative to traditional haying practices Ted Nibourg Market Improvement of Alberta Lamb Through Tom Eggertson Out of Season Breeding Using Uterine Sponge Lousana Red Deer 2,010 • t o assess the effectiveness of the uterine sponge technique in spreading the breeding and lambing season in Alberta flocks Surface Wrap versus Covered Hay Neil Handford Brian Cameron Ponoka Ponoka • t o evaluate the quality retention, feed 2,111 acceptance and cost of wrapper and/or covered large round bales Wetaskiwin Silage Variety Trial Marvin Ruff Bruce Friedel Millet Wetaskiwin 1,400 • t o demonstrate the quality, yields and agronomic traits of various silage crops and silage crop mixes Effect of Supplemental Protein Meal on Gain Chinook Applied Research Doug Cornell of Nursing Calves on East Central Alberta Association Coronation 4,251 Pasture • t o evaluate the benefits of feeding Oyen supplemental protein meal to nursing calves on pasture Sprigging Demo on Bathtub-ring Saline Seeps SRoocuinedt y Hill Agricultural DLre.t h Jbirmi d gMeil ler 5,500 with Four Grass Species Round Hill • t o use sprigging of high-moisture grass species to control and manage bathtub- ring salinity and to promote sprigging as a viable technology for use in dryland salinity control 750 Robert Borg Combination Recirculation - E xhaust New Horizon Hog Farm Ventilation in a Relatively Small Grower Barn Lacombe Red Deer • t o demonstrate the benefits of an improved hog barn ventilation system Applying Copper Sulfate on Copper Deficient Mike Ammeter Greg Urichuk Soils to Increase Grain Yields Red Deer 912 Sylvan Lake • t o evaluate the agronomic and economic effects of copper sulfate additions to the soil Evaluation of Wind Erosion Traps for Soil Battle River Applied David Samm Conservation Research and Demonstration Research Association Camrose 3,441 Camrose • t o design and build soil wind-erosion traps following two prototypes Yield Response in Barley and Wheat to Copper Battle River Applied David Samm 752 Sulfate Research Association Camrose Camrose • t o determine the agronomic potential of using copper sulfate as a f ertilizer on wheat and barley in East-Central Alberta FUNDING PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO ORDINATOR AWARDED Forage Crop Micronutrient Trial Ken and Rob Ball Bruce Friedel • t o demonstrate the response of alfalfa Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin to: sulphur, copper and boron by foliar 3.211 spray applications; and soil banded granular applications of sulphur, copper and boron Farm Family Expenditures Marilyn Sharp • t o demonstrate separate farm business Lacombe JRoeydc e D e Lere ncucha 5.140 and family/household record keeping procedures The Effect of Two Levels of Electrolyte Ian Stewart Supplementation on the Growth Performance Bittern Lake GCeaomrrgoes e Rock 5.050 of Incoming Feeder Calves • t o determine the effect of two levels of electrolyte supplementation on calf growth performance, morbidity and mortality REGION IV - N ORTHEAST ALBERTA Ryley Efficacy of Using Pelvic Area Measurements Tofield Beef Club Ross Hutchison as a Criteria for Culling Replacement Heifers Tofield 347 • t o determine if p elvic area measurements can be used to predict calving difficulty, and thus be used as a practical culling tool Out of Season Breeding of Romanov Sheep Tom Makowecki Shane Dobson 3.810 Two Hills • t o assess economic value, daily gain and Musidora overall productivity of ewes lambing every eight months Ryley Maximum Economic Yield Demonstration Project Ken Rempel Tennis Marx 4.503 • t o determine the economics of fungicide Tofield and plant growth regulators applied to barley on normal and high fertility regimes 400 Erosion Prevention and Soil Improvement - Mark Perkins WRiacikn w Krliigphpte nstein Alternatives to Conventional Summerfallow Wainwright • t o demonstrate methods of protecting soil from wind and water erosion, to demonstrate the effects of Indian Head lentils on long term soil productivity and to evaluate the economics of these alternatives to conventional summerfallow Viking Ryley 1.900 A Comparison of Clearing Methods for Range C & W Farms Tennis Marx Improvement in the Central Parklands • t o demonstrate range development strategies and to demonstrate the procedures involved in implementing a prescribed burn Field Pea Variety Testing and Agronomic Study Central Alberta Branch, Neil Miller 3.993 Pulse Growers Commission Lacombe • t o demonstrate field pea varieties with different soil and climate conditions Vermilion 295 Bacterial Hay Preservative Trial Bill Gibson Don Christensen • t o demonstrate the use of a bacterial Smoky Lake Smoky Lake hay preservative Ron Bazylo Field Peas as an Alternative Protein Ed Bettac Supplement for Use in Swine Diets Hilliard Vermilion 3,594 • t o demonstrate the use of field peas as an alternative protein supplement in swine diets PRINCIPAL CO-OPERATOR/ PROJECT FUNDING PROJECT TITLE AND OBJECTIVE PROJECT LOCATION CO-ORDINATOR AWARDED David Wong Canola Productivity Center Pilot Project Alberta Canola Producers .000 • t o demonstrate both new and proven canola Commission Lamont production practices Fort Saskatchewan Alfalfa versus Cereal Silage In Backgrounding Riverside Stock Farms Don Christensen 8.600 Feedlot Feeding Trial Willingdon Smoky Lake • t o evaluate cereal silage versus alfalfa in relation to cattle performance and the economics of an end product (backgrounded fall calves) REGION V - N ORTHWEST ALBERTA To Determine the Costs of Pasturing Cow/Calf Pembina Forage Rod Carlyon 15,160 Pairs in North Central Alberta Association Westlock • t o collect information on the costs of Westlock pasturing cows and calves under various management regimes Monitor Sclerotinia Control Using Ground ProGrow Canola Club Bill Chapman 13,580 and Aerial Application at Recommended Rates Edmonton Barrhead of Fungicide and Split Application • t o test different types of fungicide applications and to monitor levels of sclerotinia Group Barley Variety Evaluation and Soil North West Peat Soils Bill Chapman Temperature Monitoring on Peat Soils Barrhead 7,000 Barrhead • t o evaluate the thermal properties of deep plowed and layered peat soils at three depths Golden Glow Backflooding Irrigation Project Marvin Pohl Elmer Bittner 1,000 Millet Leduc • t o demonstrate the benefits of using nuisance snow melt before it i s drained, and to increase forage yields by using spring flood irrigation Elevated Reservoir Cattle Watering System Pembina Forage Association Bob Buchanon Westlock Barrhead 1,732 • t o show a practical alternative method of watering cattle from a dugout The Effect of Electrolyte Supplementation North West Cattle Feeders Rob Hand 6,100 on Incoming Calves and its Effect on Resolving Association Barrhead Marketing Stress Stony Plain • t o examine the effect of electrolyte supplementation on calf performance, morbidity and mortality and to determine the actual cost of marketing stress in feeder calves Mike Anderson Bob Buchanon Effects of a Multi-Site Watering System for Cattle on Pasture Barrhead Barrhead 2,360 • t o demonstrate the practical application of multiple pasture watering sites serviced by shallow buried plastic water pipe Phosphorus Fertility on Field Peas Harold Pfeiffer Rod Carlyon • t o assess the effect of phosphorus on Westlock Westlock 1,785 Tipu field peas Vertical Nuc Wintering Program Demonstrating Honeybear Apiaries Production Techniques, Winter Viability and Rollyview LReodguerc Andreiuk 4,750 Economic Analysis • t o demonstrate the vertical nuclei system for disease control, increased manageability and self-sufficiency of bee hives