Breton Plots Field Day July 29, 2025
You, your friends, family, and colleagues are invited to join us at the University of Alberta Breton Plots - a historic and unique site.
The Breton Plots are a focal point for research and discovery, CONTINUING to provide science and best practices on soil health, higher yields, greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen fertilizers, nutrient balances, crop rotation, and carbon sequestration.
Program
Regional Variety Trial
Do you use the Alberta Seed Guide to track yields of new grain varieties? Where does the information in the Seed Guide come from? Come to the Breton Plots to see a side by side comparison of cultivars in this trial. A representative from Alberta Grains will be present to speak about the 22 varieties of CWRS wheat, 15 varieties of CPSR wheat, 19 varieties of barley and 12 varieties of oats.
Warm Season Polyculture Project
This new research project was designed with partnership with Peace Country Beef and Forage Association (Fairview), with the objective to study resilience in forage cropping systems. Dr Erick Santos (Assistant Professor – Forage Science) will be on hand to lead the discussion of polycultures in forage systems. Come and check out a research trial that includes a sorghum sudangrass hybrid!
Sulvaris Nitrogen and Sulfur Crop Nutrition Trial
A crop nutrition scientist from Sulvaris will talk about the role of nitrogen and sulfur in a canola-wheat crop rotation trial (currently wheat), focusing on Sulvaris’ line of Carbon Control Technology (CCT™) and UreaMST® products.
Remembering Robertson
Dr Jim Robertson, in his 94th year, passed away on March 24, 2025. We will take this opportunity to honour his contributions to the Breton Plots.