Building Alberta’s Agriculture Sector Through Research & Resources

We combine innovation and tradition for resiliency, sutainability, productivity, and profitability.

What we bring to the table.

RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE

Research

Unbiased, regionally-specific trials and projects that help move local agriculture forward.

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Events

Community-focused field days, seminars, and webinars geared to learn and grow from one another.

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Membership

Join Farming Forward to gain access a community of local farmers, a library of tools and resources.

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2025 Membership

Membership is valid from January 1-December 31 for one farm unit and costs $31.50 for the year!

OUR LATEST PROJECTS

Discover our most
recent research efforts & trials.

News
Scouting for a Solution: Help Identify Thistle Rust
Scouting for a Solution: Help Identify Thistle Rust
2024 Nitrogen Rates in Corn Trial (Producer-Led)
2024 Nitrogen Rates in Corn Trial (Producer-Led)
2024 Aeration Project
2024 Aeration Project
2024 Corn Evaluation Trial
2024 Corn Evaluation Trial
2024 Polycrop Soil Health Project
2024 Polycrop Soil Health Project

What our community has to say

We've had the pleasure of working with some truly incredible farmers, ranchers & agronomists.

  • “What I enjoy about the association is going to all the workshops and networking with fellow producers. They often give me plenty of ideas about new things to try to make my operation more profitable and enjoyable”

    Tom
    Mayerthorpe, AB

  • “In my opinion one of the greatest aspects of being involved with Farming Forward is the ability to be able to tap into the extensive knowledge base that exists within the organization. It is all so useful when applied to our own farming operation, and gives us a real edge in today’s competitive marketplace.”

    Duane
    Breton, AB

  • “You don’t know what you don’t know”. With all the information that is available, there is still no substitute for meeting with peers and industry leaders. Farming Forward is dedicated to facilitating the transfer of knowledge by hosting events and by aggregating current and accurate information for producers like myself. These knowledge sharing opportunities have been invaluable to my operation."

    Rod

    Barrhead, AB

  • “I can not express enough gratitude for having the Farming Forward in our area. They are a wealth of information. Our journey to different farming practices start with Farming Forward webinars and information days. With that journey we have become more profitable and have increased the ability to spend time with family. By their willingness to look at different alternative farming practices and host field day close to home we were more apt to try these practices out because it showed it can work in our area. A webinar on gardening start me thinking about how regenerative agriculture can be implemented in more areas than just crops and pasture. The organized farm tours like winter water sites that helped us look and implement different ideas. Field days also allow us to network with farmers and see what they have tried. They also helped us finish our EFP. Working with them allowed you to ask clarification questions right when doing EFP so it didn't stop the progress. I would also challenge fellow farmers to talk and get involved with Farming Forward. We need to share ideas.”

    Lorree

    Mayerthorpe, AB

  • “We have gone to several courses and information sessions in the last 10 years and I’ve tried to implement at least one thing from everywhere we have been on our operation.”

    Ian

    Tomahawk, AB

  • "I find networking with other producers and being involved with Farming Forward a vital way to keep up to date with what is new in the agriculture industry. My Husband introduced me to our local forage association and I was hooked! Farming Forward is there with workshops and research to help you find the information you are looking for. I look forward to the many workshops and research they provide."

    Yvonne

    Richvalley, AB

  • "When we moved to this area, Farming Forward was one of the first organizations to welcome us. They helped us find good contacts and gave us a sense of belonging early on, which made a big difference."

    Dini

    Rural Lac Ste Anne

Learn something new & meet awesome folks while doing it.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The friendly faces of FarmingForward.

Meet the folks who make it happen for our agricultural community

  • A middle-aged woman with blonde curly hair and blue eyes, smiling, wearing a navy floral blouse, inside a building with large windows showing trees outside.

    Carri St. Pierre

    Executive Director

  • A woman with short dark hair wearing purple glasses and a mauve hoodie, smiling outdoors in front of a blurry green background of trees and sunlight.

    Leigh-Anne Powers

    Agriculture Research Coordinator

  • Woman with long red hair smiling and leaning against a doorway. She is wearing a teal top and a multicolored knitted cardigan.

    Dini Ras

    Extension & Communications Coordinator

  • A woman with long blonde hair smiling outdoors in a forest during fall, wearing a black jacket and a red plaid scarf.

    Jessica Rogerson

    On Maternity Leave until 2025

  • A smiling man wearing a gray cap and sunglasses hanging from his shirt, giving two thumbs up in a field with green plants and a forest of trees in the background under a clear blue sky.

    Justin Almost

    Summer Field Technician

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We are proudly funded by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR)

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Our Supporters

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  • Alberta Environmental Farm Plan certification logo with green, blue, and white colors, featuring a checkmark inside the F in 'FMP'.
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  • Logo of the Battle River Research Group featuring an orange outline of a woman watering a plant.
  • Logo with a sunrise over mountains, pine trees, a winding river, and a radio tower, with the text "Welcome Home Brazeau County".
  • Canadian Agricultural Partnership logo with green lines and black text.
  • Logo for Carroll Area Regional Aquaculture, featuring a stylized landscape with a cow, a stream, fields, and a hillside, with text encircling the image.
  • Colorful logo for Classroom Arcade, an educational game website, with the words 'Classroom Arcade' and 'Educational Games'.
  • Logo of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef featuring a stylized green and blue cow's head with a red maple leaf and the text "CRSB" and "Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef".
  • Logo for Farming Smarter featuring stylized green crop plants and the text 'Farming Smarter' in green and black with a small orange sun and leaf graphic.
  • Logo for Foothills Forage and Grazing Association featuring a stylized mountain range, a grazing cow, and the organization's name
  • Green logo with the letters 'OR', featuring a dog silhouette inside a circle on the left and a plant leaf inside a circle on the right.
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  • Lac St. Anne County logo with a stylized abstract design in blue, green, and yellow above the text "LAC ST. ANNE COUNTY" in blue capital letters.
  • Logo of the Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) featuring a tractor, barn, and three pigs, with the text 'LARA' and the full name below.
  • Lockport County logo in blue, featuring a key with a chain around it, and the text 'LOCKPORT COUNTY'.
  • Logo with three circular icons: a cow in yellow, two wavy lines in blue, a plant in green, and the word "MARA" below
  • NPARA logo with stylized text and a colorful abstract design, and smaller text reading 'North Peace Advanced Education Network'.
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  • Logo of Peace Country Beef & Forage Association with a silhouette of a buffalo, a landscape with hills and a rising sun, and green text.
  • Logo for SARDA AG Research with a blue dollar sign incorporated with a plant or wheat design to the left of the text.
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