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Build Safety On Your Farm Before Spring Planting

If you feel you are running short of time, consider this – time is a resource we seem to have plenty of when times are slow, and then becomes invaluable… Read More

Canadian Canola Growers Association launches 2019 cash advance program

New this year, farmers who take out an interest-bearing advance will benefit from a reduced interest rate below prime. “Farmers anxious to complete their advance application before seeding have been… Read More

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Brevant High-Yielding Canola Seeds Deliver Disease Resistance

Diseases like clubroot and blackleg continue to put pressure on canola crops in western Canada, spreading across the Prairies. Experts advise farmers to include clubroot resistant canola hybrids in their… Read More

Does the CSGA Need a New Membership Model?

It’s common knowledge that the Canadian Seed Growers Association has 3,500 members. But is that really the case? It might not be. The Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) is looking… Read More

lberta Canola welcomes Holly White as the new region 12 director

Alberta Canola is pleased to announce that Holly White of Rolling Hills, has stepped forward to be the director for region 12. White’s role on the board of directors representing… Read More

Value Creation: The Australian Experience

The land Down Under has had an end point royalty system for grain in place since the early 2000s. Here’s what that system looks like. Jason Reinheimer, senior breeder for… Read More

Beyond Breeding: 2019 PGDC Update

The 2019 meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee saw breeders focus not just on how they do their work, but why — and what the implications are for the… Read More

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program announced

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our… Read More

CCGA Launches 2019 Cash Advance Program With Interest Rate Savings For Farmers

Starting March 5, farmers wanting to get a jump start on their spring cash advance can submit their 2019 Advance Payments Program application form to Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA)…. Read More

Input wanted from Alberta fruit and vegetable producers

Robert Spencer, commercial horticulture specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre is asking fruit and vegetable producers to share direct market fruit and vegetable pricing information for Alberta. He says that… Read More

Enhancing farm safety in Alberta

Last year more than 125 communities and organizations used resources from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s Farm Safety Program to deliver important messages on farm safety to Albertans. The Alberta Farm… Read More