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"One of the huge opportuni es afforded by Plot to Field is the layering of many different research ques ons on a single site," said APG's Research Manager Dr. Jenn Walker. "It depends upon scien sts, agronomists and farmers working in concert on challenges that are meaningful to all." Hence, the op mum seeding rate experiment was layered with the ques on of evalua ng the efficacy of seed treatment with insec cide. It was aimed at suppressing pea leaf weevil while protec ng yield. The protocol was developed in early 2018 by APG staff scien sts Walker and Gill Kahlon with advice from experienced agronomists and APG Policy and Program Specialist Nevin Rosaasen. Successful seeding took place at all 10 sites in 2018 and crops were progressing fine at press me. Some of the challenges faced this year concerned abio c stresses including drought, heat and hail as experienced by most farmers province-wide. It will be very interes ng to note how each stress event may end up affec ng total yields and other outcomes. APG staff has been ac vely touring the sites this summer and con nue educa ng producers about this ini a ve, as well as gathering the feedback from the most important part of this chain, the producers. This farm scale research ini a ve is a conduit to build a research protocol base to which farmers can relate and benefit from directly on their farm. The responses received so far are phenomenal and one of many strong reasons for APG to con nue building these rela onships while maintaining the scien fic merit and overall goal of the project. Nevin Rosaasen, APG's Policy and Program Specialist, talking to a group of growers at the Linden Plot to Field site in July. Peas growing at the Trochu Plot to Field site in July. P U L S E C R O P N E W S F A L L 2 0 1 8 | 1 9

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