CALGARY, Dec. 19, 2016 /CNW/ — Against a backdrop of the increasing disconnect of young people from farming and a world population that is forecast to soar to 10 billion by 2050, visionary thinking, a long-term approach, and creativity are needed to develop...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has granted registration in Canada for Generate for crops and Commence for wheat seed treatment. Both products will be available to Canadian farmers for the 2017 growing season. According to a news release from Agnition, the...
Since 2013, the Alberta government has been implementing a new management model to ensure the Onefour and Stavely research substations continue to conduct research relating to sustainable rangeland management and prairie conservation into the future. Through a...
Examining data from around the world, researchers create a global map of soil pH and illuminate how it changes between wet and dry climate. For some time now, scientists have known that climate influences soil chemistry — and, in particular, soil pH, a measure of...
December 9, 2016, Ottawa, ON – Canada’s leadership in protecting new plant varieties has received international recognition with the election of Anthony Parker, Canada’s Commissioner of Plant Breeders’ Rights, to the International Union for the...
