If you were asked to name a good career for a people person, you might not blurt out “seed grower”; but then, you’re not Ron Markert. As a third generation grower with 40 years in the business, Markert has donned many different hats in the industry and worn them all...
University of Zurich (UZH) plant researchers have tested newly developed wheat lines with improved resistance to powdery mildew in field trials. They have demonstrated that a combination of two variations of a resistance gene provides wheat with better protection...
Sarah Foster, president of 20/20 Seed Labs, received the Outstanding Service Award from the Alberta Seed Processors at the 2018 AGM in Edmonton, Alta. on Jan. 18, 2018. Sarah founded 20/20 Seed Labs in 1989. The laboratory is now fully accredited for all crop kinds in...
Blackleg and clubroot are both serious diseases that are growing in severity across Alberta, but with proper and diligent management by all farmers, they can be effectively controlled. Blackleg Blackleg is a fungal canker or dry rot that results in stem girdling and...
Red Diesel, Moby Dick, Lemon Burst, or how about Girl Scout Cookies? All names for “bud,” the cannabis flower, and when the black market product goes legal in Canada this summer expect some heavy marketing of fancy names and their tantalizing effects. But...