The Canadian Grain Commission’s plan for modernizing Canada’s wheat class system will move ahead with the implementation of 2 new classes and the elimination of 3 other classes in 2016, as well as variety designation changes in 2018. The new wheat classes,...
Health Minister Jane Philpott announces that Health Canada intends to stop granting new conditional registrations of pesticides as of June 1, 2016. Pesticides are registered in Canada only after a rigorous scientific evaluation determines no harm to human health,...
Through a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) announces $1.6 million of new funding for 12 crop-related research projects. “The WGRF Endowment...
XiteBio adds Shawn Rowson and Ryan Ortman as agricultural sales representatives for Western Canada. Ortman will be the representative for Saskatchewan and Alberta, based out of Saskatoon. Rowson will be covering Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, based out of...
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) announces that a director-at-large election will be held during this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Jan. 27, 2016 in Edmonton, Alta. AWC issued a call for nominations in September for the director-at-large position and...
