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Three New Members Added to AFSC Board
The Alberta government has appointed three new members to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) board,...
Farmers Warned Not to Use Fluopyram on Malt Barley
The 2022 product advisory to alert farmers of potential market risks for certain crop protection products has been...
What’s the Sentiment Around Businesses in Canada?
The world is changing — that’s something everything can agree on. And with so many global events (and disasters) it’s...
Could Spanish Study End Public GMO Arguments?
Scientists in Spain might have found a way to convince the public that GM products are not only safe for human and...
Rail Work Union Disaster Avoided with Operations Resuming Immediately
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) has reached an agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) allowing...
New Pea, Lupin Processing Facility to be Built in Bowden
A group of partners have joined together to build a processing plant for pea and lupin in Bowden, Alta., a March 17...
Cargill’s Jennifer Marchand Elected Chair of Canola Council of Canada
Jennifer Marchand, the government and industry relations leader, AVP, Cargill Limited, has been elected the new chair...
AgSafe Alberta Launches Farmers Care Program
AgSafe Alberta has launched a new program called Farmers Care to help farmers and ranchers seamlessly integrate safety...
Farmland Prices Up 3.6 Per cent in Alberta
The price of farmland in Alberta increased modestly in 2021 at 3.6 per cent, below the national average of 8.3 per...
G7 Agriculture Ministers Support the Ukrainian Agriculture Sector
On March 11, the G7 Agriculture Ministers and the Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU met with their Ukrainian...
Feds Release Document on Fertilizer Emission Reduction Targets
The Canadian federal government is seeking input on a discussion document about fertilizer greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Seed World Group: Standing with Ukraine
Like everyone around the world, we’ve been watching the conflict unfold in Ukraine. We’re deeply saddened for the...
FarmCash Accepting Spring Advance Applications
FarmCash applications are open for the spring for more than 50 commodities, a March 1 news release from the Alberta...
Glyphosate Manufacturing Mechanical Failure Puts Pressure on Bayer
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. On Feb. 11, Bayer’s Global Head of Active Ingredient...
Feds, B.C. Government Launch $228 million Flood Recovery Program
Farmers in British Columbia who suffered damages from last year's floods will have access to up to $228 million in...
FCC Expects Grain, Oilseed and Pulse Prices to Remain Strong for 2022
Grain, oilseed and pulse commodity prices should remain strong throughout 2022, buoyed by low national and global...
Roger Chevraux Elected as New Board Chair for Alberta Canola
Roger Chevraux, from Killam, Alta. has been elected as the new board chair of Alberta Canola following the group's...
Syngenta Releases Miravis Era Fungicide in Canada
Syngenta has launched Miravis Era fungicide, which protects wheat crops against Fusarium head blight, in Canada, a...
AAFC Receives $3.3 million for Equipment Upgrades from WGRF
Multiple Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) sites across Western Canada will receive field equipment and...