Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Dr. Keith Degenhardt, Vice-Chair of the farmer-funded Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), announced their renewed commitment to wheat and barley variety development in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food...
The Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada Inc. (CSAAC) is a body of professional and accredited seed analyst members dedicated to providing quality seed testing services to the seed industry. CSAAC has an annual student grant available in the amount of $500...
The Alberta Seed Growers Association held its annual general meeting last week, honouring several members of the seed industry. Dr. Ron DePauw and Dr. Bryan Harvey received honorary life awards, in recognition of their valuable serviceto the seed industry in...
Alberta Canola Producers Commission director Kelly McIntyre attended last week’s FarmTech event. He offers his thoughts on the conference and all it had to offer. —————— For the last five years, I have attended FarmTech as an...
Scott Meers, insect management specialist with Alberta Agriculture, talks about pea leaf weevil. Meers says the range of this insect is expanding, adding it’s also affecting fababeans. Download the podcast...
