Alberta Seed Update
Alberta’s only seed specific newsletter – Stay on top of seed technology, people and products.
‘Digital Ecosystem’ Enables Online Buying of Seed
Photo: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Agro.Club is finding acceptance among seed sellers, but experts says it’s crucial to ensure the platform doesn’t become a price comparison tool....
Optimism Abounds as Biden Admin’s Trade Policies Take Shape
Photo: Angelique Johnson from Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Despite making few...
Alberta Seeding Ahead of Schedule at 17 Per Cent Done
Photo: Pixabay Alberta seeding is ahead of the historical average with 17 per cent of the crop in the ground, the May 4...
First THC-Free, High-CBG Variety Added to Health Canada’s Approved Hemp Cultivars
Photo: Julia Teichmann from Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Panakeia, a THC-free...
Feds Fund 2,000 Youth Jobs in Ag
Photo: Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian government is providing up to...
Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta Shuts Down After Funding Pulled
Photo: Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta website After three years the Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta (PPAA) has shut...
CWRC Gives $2 Million for U of A Wheat Breeding Program
A field of CS Jake, which is an ultra-early maturing variety with excellent stripe rust protection and higher protein...
Grazing Corn Production in Northern Climates Worth Another Try
Photo: David Mark from Pixabay Corn for grazing, if done right, can really improve a cow producer’s bottom line. It can...
Free Event — Talk It Out With Do More Ag
Photo: Do More Ag What is Talk It Out? Talk It Out is an expansion of Do More Ag’s Community Fund. With Do More Ag's...
Alberta Farmers to Plant More Canola, Lentils
Photo: Pixabay Farmers in Alberta are planning to plant more canola and lentil acres, and less wheat acres this growing...
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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Grazing Corn Production in Northern Climates Worth Another Try
Photo: David Mark from Pixabay Corn for grazing, if done right, can really improve a cow producer’s bottom line. It can...
Seed Testing is the Best Tool we Have for Painting an Accurate Picture of Fusarium
Photo: 20/20 Seed Labs It’s been nearly a year since Alberta changed its regulations regarding Fusarium...
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...