| | A new generation of sustainable agriculture requires a new basis of innovation
A new technology centre will provide an important base of applied research and education in sustainable agriculture. The AgTech Centre, based in Lethbridge, will work in evolving technologies and practices that will drive agricultural production in the future.
Formerly known as the Alberta Farm Machinery Research Centre, the AgTech Centre has been launched with a new mandate to go with the new name.
"The name change better reflects our function, which is technology development on a broader base, both in crop and livestock production," says Rick Atkins, AgTech Manager and Branch Head of Engineering of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. "Sustainable agriculture is no longer simply a production issue. We have to develop a systems approach to farming that considers crop and livestock developments in concert, and meets industry and society's needs in a more holistic way, today and in the future."
With experienced engineers, technologists and support staff, and a network of partners that includes producers, manufacturers, public research facilities and private centres, the AgTech Centre is uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of the new sustainable agriculture. |
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