Beans are primarily sold as a dry commodity, and therefore, visual seed quality is important – an intact seed coat, along with uniform colour, size and shape. However, it’s seed coat and colour that matters most in cooking and canning, the primary end-uses of beans....
Farmers are encouraged to take part in an on-line survey on precision agriculture to help advance innovation in Canadian farming. The survey will take place between Jan. 9 and Mar. 4, 2017, and will examine the use of precision agriculture in Western Canada. Precision...
In the first year that controversial farm safety legislation was in effect, workers’ compensation claims for farm workers more than doubled in Alberta. Statistics provided by the Workers Compensation Board show there were 793 farm injury claims accepted by WCB in...
The point person for Canada’s canola industry will become the chief executive of Canada’s grain handling regulator starting in mid-February. Patti Miller, the president of the Canola Council of Canada since 2012, will start a six-year term as chief commissioner of the...
