The Alberta Seed Growers (ASG) board of directors have elected Renee Hoyme as president and Tracy Niemela as...
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Crop Varieties Factsheets Now Available
Three crop varieties factsheets have been published to help producers make sound decisions when deciding which...
Former District Agriculturist Kirsty Ross Honoured with 2019 Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award
The Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) selected Kirsty Ross (Piquette), who was instrumental in building the field pea...
Grain Dryer Components and the FEAP Program
The Farm Energy and Agri-Processors (FEAP) Program continues to share costs with producers who are upgrading...
Was Your Farm Profitable in 2018?
Now is a good time to gather information to convert cash statements to accrual income and expenses statements. Dean...
Alberta Canola Producers 2019 Board of Directors
The 29th Annual General Meeting of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission was held January 29 at the FarmTech...
Viewpoints: Looking for Win-Win Scenarios
From the future of variety development, regional variety trials, and value capture models in Canada, to the importance...
On The Edge
Scientists Develop New ‘Climate Proof’ Crops with Help of Nuclear Technology To help protect crop-based food sources,...
Tax Credit Rate For Alberta Canola Producers In 2018 Is 17.43 Per Cent
Canola growers in Alberta that do not request a refund of their check off from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission...
Seek and Destroy: The Control Of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Through Seed Destruction
According to Breanne Tidemann, a field agronomy scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe,...
After The Harvest Of 2018, Should Growers Use Saved Or Certified Seed In 2019?
It was a hard harvest in Alberta in 2018. Due to the wet, cold and snowy conditions in September and October, there...
AgSafe Alberta Society Provides A Full Slate Of Safety Training
Since Alberta’s Bill 6, The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, came into effect on Jan. 1, 2016, one...
China Grants Regulatory Approval of TruFlex Canola with Roundup Ready Technology
Canadian and U.S. canola farmers will have access to Bayer’s next-generation canola trait following confirmation that...
The Weed Seed Bank – How To Prevent Unwelcome Deposits
Below the soil surface lurks the weed seed bank - the predominant source of weed pressure on current and future crops....
Insect Forecast And Survey Maps Now Available
The 2019 Wheat Midge Forecast Map, Pea Leaf Weevil Survey and the 2019 Wheat Stem Sawfly Forecast Map are now live....
Pea Leaf Weevil Risk Map from 2018 Survey Season
The annual pea leaf weevil (PLW) survey that is conducted by the Alberta Insect Pest Monitoring Network was released...
A Follow Up and Information on Seed Value Creation
If you haven’t already heard the term “seed value creation”, you will. Over the past number of years, a group from...
Alberta Launches Three Canadian Agricultural Partnership Programs
Three programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) have been launched and are now accepting...
“Pardon Me – Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?”
The first hybrid brown mustard and a whopping 61 other cultivars were put forward for registration at this year’s...
Isabelle Thibout announced as winner of AdvancingAg Essay Contest
The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions would like to congratulate Isabelle Thibout of Calgary, AB, who has won the...