Start your morning with a free breakfast and a hands-on look at weeds in the field.
At this Story of the Weeds plot tour, you'll learn how to identify common and emerging weeds, explore control strategies, and ask your toughest questions during a Q&A session with our W**d specialist. Whether you're dealing with hawkweed, thistles, or other problem plants, this session will give you real-world tools you can apply right away.
After breakfast and a short classroom session, we’ll head into the field to tour our 2025 W**d suppression trial, where we're comparing several approaches to W**d control on Dark Grey Chernozemic soils. Treatments include:
> A W**d suppression polycrop blend
> A conventional herbicide application (glyphosate)
> A biological product (Eco-Tea)
> A check (no treatment)
We'll also share updates in the classroom on our thistle rust fungus project—a biological control option for Canada thistle.
What to expect:
> Free breakfast and networking
> Hands-on W**d ID and control discussion
> Q&A with a W**d specialist (bring your questions!)
> Guided tour of our W**d suppression trial plots
> Classroom overview of our thistle rust fungus research
>Practical takeaways for your own pasture or field
Who should attend:Farmers, ranchers, landowners, and anyone interested in W**d management and soil health in west-central Alberta.
You may also like the following events from Farming Forward - WCFA:
- Next Wednesday, 13th August, 09:30 am, Breakfast Plot Tours: Boosting Soil Health with Jill Clapperton in Entwistle
- Next month, 4th September, 09:30 am, Breakfast Plot Tour: Digging Deeper - Soil testing, forage & drought in Drayton Valley
- Next month, 17th September, 09:30 am, What a Waste – Managing On-Farm Carcasses, Wildlife Conflict & Plastic Waste in Edmonton
Also check out other
Health & Wellness events in Entwistle.
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