Alberta Seed Update
Alberta’s only seed specific newsletter – Stay on top of seed technology, people and products.
Corteva Partners with Symborg to Release New Fertilizer Utrisha N
Photo: Corteva website Corteva Agriscience and Symborg, an expert in microbiological technologies, are partnering to launch a new microbe-based nitrogen fixation product in the United...
Keep it Clean Releases 2021 Product Advisory
Photo: Keep it Clean To keep Canadian farmers up to date on the market risks associated with certain crop protection...
CSGA 2.0 Business Plan Focuses on 3 “Big Ideas”
Photo: Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. At its...
Rotten Roots
Plants early season in the season infected with Aphanomyces. Photo: Sherrilyn Phelps, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Root rot...
Canada’s Seed Landscape: Analysis and Insights
A snapshot of the number of inspected seed acres by province in 2020. Photo: Marc Zienkiewicz The following piece is from...
Feds Invest in Edmonton Organic Plant-Based Food Manufacturer
Photo: BioNeutra website The Canadian government is investing $2.94 million from Western Economic Diversification Canada to...
Seeding tips to help crop emergence
Photo: Pixabay As is typical in many parts of Canada, if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. March 2021 in...
Neonic Use to Still be Allowed in Canada
Photo: Pixabay Canadian farmers will still have access to clothianidin and thiamethoxam for use on most crops, Health...
Tips For Talking About GMOs and Science With Neighbours
Kevin Folta's passion for science and understanding how the world works started at a young age. Photo: Kevin Folta Have...
Crop Disease Outlook
Clubroot, shown here as firm, white, young galls, continues to spread in Alberta and should be scouted for in 2021. Photo:...
Clean Seed
With 67 individual farmer-owned seed and grain processing co-ops located throughout Alberta, and the Peace region of BC, the Alberta Seed Processors, formerly known as Alberta Association of Co-op Seed Cleaning Plants Ltd. offers a wide range of services.
Find Seed
Seed.ab.ca offers you many ways to source seed for your farm. The Seed Grower and Seed for Sale search tools are a great resource to find seed produced locally in your area, as well as locate specific varieties.
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Seeding tips to help crop emergence
Photo: Pixabay As is typical in many parts of Canada, if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. March 2021 in...
9 New Strains of Clubroot? Why it’s Important to be on Guard
Photo: 20/20 Seed Labs It’s definitely not good news that nine new strains of clubroot — a disease that can kill canola...
Wheat Midge and How to Defend Against It
The Alberta wheat midge forecast for 2021 is now available and, depending on where you farm, there’s good news and bad...
Make Sure Ascochyta is on Your Radar
In previous columns we covered the threats posed by fusarium, sclerotinia and aphanomyces. Ascochyta is the next one we...
I Purchased High Quality Seed — Now What?
There’s a lot of optimism going into the 2021 crop year, and chances are, you’ve made your seed decisions already — you’re...
Aphanomyces is an Emerging Threat to Peas and Lentils
Root rot in pea is caused by a complex of four different pathogens, one being aphanomyces. Aphanomyces euteiches is a newer...
In-Season Cereal Management
Maximizing strengths and knowing the limitations of cereal genetics on-farm As we near the spring seeding season, we turn...