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Group on an intercrop pulse field at Avena CAFAD 2024 Tour

Avena Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day 2024 Tour – Scaling regen ag

On July 23, 2024, Avena hosted the fourth annual Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day. This year’s tour featured intercropped fields and pollinator strips, showcasing how Canadian Prairie farms are scaling up regenerative agriculture practices. 

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Rosengren Farms ‘Living Lab’ Field Trial Update

Willmar Farms shared a ‘Living Lab’ field trial update at Avena’s third annual Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day on Aug. 2, 2023. This project is a collaboration between Willlmar Farms, Bob’s Red Mill and Avena Foods.

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regenerative agriculture pea and oat field trial

Willmar Farms ‘Living Lab’ Field Trial Update

Willmar Farms shared a ‘Living Lab’ field trial update at Avena’s third annual Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day on Aug. 2, 2023. This project is a collaboration between Willlmar Farms, Bob’s Red Mill and Avena Foods.

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CAFAD 2023 – Experimental Field Plots with Lana Shaw

Lana Shaw, South East Research Farms, presented in the fields at Avena’s third annual Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day on Aug. 2, 2023. Attendees at this event included farmers, commercial food and beverage manufacturers, researchers, civil societies and Avena staff.

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regenerative agriculture CAFAD event

Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day 2023 Event

Avena hosted the third annual Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day on Aug. 2, 2023. Attendees at this event included farmers, commercial food and beverage manufacturers, researchers, civil societies and Avena staff. Presentations and discussions focused on the implementation of regenerative agricultural practices that would enable Canadian prairie farms to thrive for generations to come.

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Avena Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day Recap

What’s Ahead for Canadian Pulse and Oat Ingredients?

In 2022, global demand for pulse and oat ingredients is soaring. At the same time, concerns are growing about environmental impacts and global food security.

Against this backdrop, specialty miller Avena Foods held a ‘Customer and Farmer Appreciation Day’ on 4 August, to explore the role that these crops can play in promoting more sustainable systems of food production.

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