Syngenta Announces Eric Boeck as New Head of North America Seeds
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. As part of ongoing leadership changes, on June 23, Syngenta announced Eric Boeck would be taking over as regional...
Alberta Innovates Launches New Year Round Funding Program
Alberta Innovates has launched the Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program which allows for researchers and...
Feds Raise Interest-Free Cut Off on Advance Payments Program
The federal government is raising the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program will increase from $100,000 to...
Chicken Trumps Plant-Based Meat When It Comes to Protein
Chicken Trumps Plant-Based Meat When It Comes to Protein The plant-based meat movement has risen in popularity over the...
Alberta, B.C. Seed Grower Amalgamation Now Official
The amalgamation of the Alberta Seed Growers and the British Columbia Seed Growers is now official, a June 22 news release...
BASF Teams Up with U of A on Clubroot Research
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions is partnering with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and...
3 Ways to Boost Productivity: Communicate, Prepare and Establish Trust
Seed production and agriculture at large is an industry that relies on timing. The crop must be planted by a certain time,...
Much Needed Rain Received in Southern Alberta
Across Alberta over the past two weeks rain has been received boosting crop growth, the June 14 provincial crop report...
Are You Investing in Young Leaders?
There’s always time for you to invest in leadership — no matter the age. But, as the seed industry continues to grow and...
Bill S-6 to Expand Authority for Determining Seed Crop Varietal Purity
CFIA says proposed changes do not preclude talks falling under Seed Regulatory Modernization.
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.
INSIDERS
Why Genotypic Analysis is a Big Deal
For years, seed testing was done using phenotypic analysis. That is, we would look at the visible characteristics and state...
Contra-Season Seed Quality is Good, but Future Challenges Loom
It goes without saying that it’s a seed analyst’s dream to escape winter and work in warmer climes for three months like...
Why Our New Greenhouse Creates New Possibilities in Seed Testing
All of us at 20/20 Seed Labs are particularly excited about the 2022 season because it’s the first season where our new...
Why Farmers and Industry Stand to Gain from Modernizing our Regulatory System
Canada has a robust seed scheme. On the world stage it has reputation for developing new varieties, delivering top-quality...
PCR Technology Benefits You in Many Ways, Not Just in COVID Testing
You’ve likely heard of PCR testing, as those three letters have been used a lot in the media in recent months with regard...
Seed Quality is Good, but Availability is Another Story
During harvest 2021, many of us were worried about seed quality. Make no mistake, the Prairie drought did affect seed in...
Less Seed-borne Disease This Year, But Fusarium Is Still a Threat
This fall we are seeing less seed-borne disease in samples received by 20/20 Seed Labs in Nisku, Alta. Since August 2021,...