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The 2013 Alberta Soil Science Workshop was held from February 19-21 in Lethbridge, with the theme 'Futursol: A New World Order.' Over the course of three days, participants heard from keynote speakers, plenary speakers and poster sessions related to what's happening in Alberta related to soil - from agriculture to forestry to land reclamation. The Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network was pleased to record many of the sessions from ASSW 2013.
Dr. Ross McKenzie was a keynote speaker at the 50th Alberta Soil Science Workshop in Feb. 2013. Dr. Ross McKenzie makes the case that the relationship between soil science researchers and agricultural producers (something we used to call extension or technology transfer) was a vibrant pipeline for innovation in Alberta. He succinctly describes the development of Alberta's soils after the last glaciation and the limited supply of highly productive soils in Alberta. Initially successful crop-fallow systems collided with Alberta's variable climate in the Dirty Thirties. This is where the relationships between researchers and farmers led to innovation. He completes his keynote presentation by giving credit to the researchers and agricultural producers who brought new ideas to fertilizer management, seeding and soil conservation (zero till is now the predominate seeding method in Alberta). He concludes by clearly identifying the current soil and land challenges in Alberta.
Dr. Ross McKenzie is an Agronomy Research Scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and adjunct professor with the University of Lethbridge. He received the Distinguished Agrologist Award from the Alberta Institute of Agrologists in 1997.