It includes the annual field day, tours, report writing and participation in extension meetings. A variety guide, a review of the applied research and demonstration activities, and a crop market outlook is published and distributed annually. The Crop Manager project examines crop management practices for dry bean and cereals. The Forage Manager project evaluates alfalfa management for southern Saskatchewan irrigators. A full complement of equipment is available for replicated small plot work on cereal, oilseed, pulse, potato, vegetable and forage crops.
Commercial equipment is available for field scale demonstrations and large plot work.
A complete line of cleaning and drying equipment is available to handle all types of seed crops. The Centre is well equipped with overhead sprinkler and drip irrigation equipment designed for replicated trials, for water management studies, and for irrigation application efficiency work. Control of individual nozzle heads is available on several irrigation systems at the Centre. Water is supplied to the Centre by a computer-controlled underground pressurized supply sytem. Soil and water quality studies are supported by basic laboratory equipment including conductance meters and drying ovens.