Erl Svendsen, MSc, PAg

Senior Knowledge Transfer Specialist

I help scientists communicate their often complex research finding to non-specialist audiences including producer and producer groups, agrologists, students, commodity specialists, and other agriculture decision makers. I work across many disciplines: oilseed, cereals, horticulture, livestock, breeding, entomology, molecular biology, plant physiology, plant pathology, irrigation, and ag-ecology to name a few. In my work, I focus on plain language communications and use the most appropriate technologies to communicate with my audiences using both traditional (factsheets, manuals, workshops, displays, models) and digital tools (apps, online tools, videos, presentations).

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Saskatooon

Current research and/or projects

My background is in horticulture science and plant stress physiology. In my role as knowledge transfer officer, I work with research teams across a broad spectrum of agriculture science:

- irrigation

- forage production

- rangeland management

- entomology

- horticulture

- agroecology

- agroforestry

- plant pathology

- germplasm conservation

Key publications

Catton, H., van Herk, W., Saguez, J., Schock, C., Svendsen, E., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-New prairie wireworm field guide” Webpage-bulletin, May 16, 2022 edition (Issue 2). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-2/#post_12354 (retrieved 2022Nov16).
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Otani, J., Schock, C., Svendsen, E., Vankosky, M. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-Flea beetles setting their sights on canola” Webpage-bulletin, May 9, 2022 edition (Issue 1). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-1/#post_12217 (retrieved 2022Nov16).
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Derdall E. Svendsen E. 2022. Irrigation scheduling manual for Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Catton H, van Herk W, Saguez J and Svendsen E (2021) Guide to pest wireworms in Canadian
Prairie field crop production. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Rounce, T., Svendsen, E., Giffen, D., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2021. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, May 13, 2021 edition (Issue 2). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2021/week-2/#post_10390 (retrieved 2021Jun15).
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Giffen, D., Svendsen, E., Van Baal, F., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, August 20, 2020 edition (Issue 17). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2020/week-17/#post_9677 (retrieved 2020Jan06).
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Rounce, T., Svendsen, E., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Weekly Update” Webpage-bulletin, July 9, 2020 edition (Issue 11). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2020/week-11/#post_8573 (retrieved 2020Jan06).
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Otani, J., E. Svendsen, O. Olfert, M. Vankosky. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Website. url: https://prairiepest.ca/ . Edited by J. Otani. (Website made “Public” with first Weekly Update released 09Jul2020).
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Tansey, J., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin July 2, 2020 edition. 2020 (10): 1-24. url: https://tinyurl.com/yywqjhgl
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Mori, B., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin June 25, 2020 edition. 2020 (9): 1-24. url: https://tinyurl.com/yxeexc5n
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Evenden, M., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin June 18, 2020 edition. 2020 (8): 1-25. url: https://tinyurl.com/y47gprto
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Gavloski, J., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin June 11, 2020 edition. 2020 (7): 1-22. url: https://tinyurl.com/y3t5lrey
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Barkley, S., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin May 28, 2020 edition. 2020 (5): 1-19. url: https://tinyurl.com/y5t4pbqx
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin May 21, 2020 edition. 2020 (4): 1-17. url: https://tinyurl.com/y32mmmo5
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Trudel, S., Svendsen, E., Turkington, T.K., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin May 14, 2020 edition. 2020 (3): 1-19. url: https://tinyurl.com/yyhhcq3o
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Rounce, T., Svendsen, E., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin May 7, 2020 edition. 2020 (2): 1-15. url: https://tinyurl.com/yyo2mgzh
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OTANI, J., E. Svendsen, O. Olfert, M. Vankosky. 2020. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Blog. url: http://prairiepestmonitoring.blogspot.ca/ . Edited by J. Otani. (Last update to URL was 09Jul2020).
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Sauter, J., Gavloski, J., Barkley, S., Meers, S., Vankosky, M., Otani, J., Catton, H., Mori, B., Wist, T., Carcamo, H., Tansey, J., Svendsen, E., Olfert, O. 2020. Beneficial arthropods: Field Heroes! 2020 Agronomy Update, Red Deer, Alberta, January 7-8, 2020. ~403 attendees
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Giffen, D., Turkington, T.K., Svendsen, E., Iron, T., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2019. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin August 22, 2019 edition. 2019 (20): 1-14. https://bit.ly/2N4uiSb
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Otani, J., Weiss, R., Trudel, S., Giffen, D., Younie, T., Svendsen, E., Olfert, O., Vankosky, M. 2019. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Weekly Update e-Bulletin August 15, 2019 edition. 2019 (19): 1-17. https://bit.ly/34k3qmY
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