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An update on third-party certification as the deadline for full industry participation approaches. With about a year to go for all commercial seed treatment facilities in Canada to engage in… Read More
Alberta producers have been successfully seeding midge-tolerant wheat varieties for the past 10 growing seasons. That’s a significant milestone for a technology that was launched with stewardship strings attached. “Since… Read More
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
The wet weather last summer in many parts of Alberta has raised concerns about Fusarium head blight (FHB) in this year’s cereal crops — and about the availability of Fusarium-free… Read More
Although producers in the Canadian Prairies have evolved beyond continuous wheat or wheat-fallow cropping systems, simple wheat-canola rotations are still common. This lack of diversity is risky, as it can… Read More
Barley farmers who pay the Alberta Barley check-off are eligible for a 13 per cent tax credit through the Scientific Research & Experimental Development Fund (SR&ED) program for their investment… Read More
The future is now for farm-to-table traceability thanks to a pilot project that used blockchain technology to follow locally produced certified soybean seed through production and processing, ending with freshly… Read More
Last winter was a bad one for winter kill in forage crops across Alberta, and it’s shaping up to be another tough year. While it has been cold for much… Read More
Sendziak Seed Farm is involved in propagating new varieties in annual breeder plots developed by AAFC, Canadian universities and private institutions. This means the seed farm can provide its customers… Read More
Top pest and disease concerns in Alberta for the coming year. After a couple of dry years, 2019 was a wetter year in most areas of Alberta, at least in… Read More
For more than three decades, Rob Graf’s dedication to wheat breeding in Canada has led to his contribution asprincipal developer of 12 wheat cultivars and co-developer of 12 other wheat… Read More
