Alberta Seed Update
Alberta’s only seed specific newsletter – Stay on top of seed technology, people and products.
StatsCan Canola, Wheat Production Numbers Drop
Canadian farmers produced less wheat, canola, barley and oats in the 2021 growing season, Statistics Canada says in a Dec. 3 news release.
Agronomy Update Going Virtual for 2022
The Agronomy Update will be held completely online on Jan. 11 to 12, 2022 with registration now open, a Dec. 2 email says....
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...
Indoor Vertical Farm to be Built in Calgary
A 74,000-square-foot vertical farm will built in Calgary, Alta. by Goodleaf Farms, a Nov. 29 news release says. GoodLeaf...
Cirray Herbicide Released for use on Wheat and Barley
Cirray herbicide has been registered for use in Western Canada on spring wheat and barley, the Crop Science division of...
The Ag Industry is Starting to Look Different. That’s Good for it and the Public, too
Can changing the face of the agriculture industry bolster public trust? A 2018 study published in the Journal of...
Seeds Canada Initiating ‘Stakeholder Summit’ to Craft Vision for Regulatory Modernization
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Seeds Canada says it has identified a need for additional...
FarmTech 2022 Conference Postponed Due to Ongoing Pandemic
With growing concerns over COVID-19 and the recent announcement of an incoming fifth wave in Alberta, the FarmTech...
Seed is Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change
New seed technology and collaboration is helping to keep crops growing as temperatures heat up. In recent years, extreme...
Alberta Irrigation System Annual Contribution to Provincial GDP Rises
A new report commissioned by the Alberta Irrigation Districts Association shows irrigation’s annual contribution to the...
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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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,...
A Brief Guide to Seed Sampling
Fact: the most important part of seed testing happens before the seed is tested. Every seed test begins with a seed sample,...
New Tests for Soybean Cyst Nematode are Crucial to Fighting This Pathogen
My R&D team at 20/20 Seed Labs Inc. has been working on and off for the past eight years to develop a usable, working DNA-based test for soybean cyst nematode (SCN).
Seed Testing Critical to Ensuring Good Cereal Seed Performance in 2022
We’ve seen two phenomena play out in 2021 as far as weather goes: inadequate precipitation causing drought and extended...
Research is Further Proving the Effectiveness of the Spornado
A couple of months ago I wrote about the Spornado, a passive spore catcher first successfully deployed by potato growers in Ontario to detect late blight spores.
How a Schooling Experiment Helped us Think of New Ways to Engage Youth
At the end of the month, our students will be finished their time at the school we set up in our Nisku, Alta., headquarters at the start of the pandemic.
