Lois Schultz from Wetaskiwin, Alta. is the senior champion of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) Competition, and Quentin Albrecht from Holden, Alta., placed first runner-up in the junior division. The 2017 competition took place Saturday, Nov. 4, at...
Bee populations are declining in many parts of the globe, a worrying sign for the crops and wild plants that rely on these pollinators for their survival. Parasites, disease and shrinking food resources are all prime suspects. But a link to neonics has become a major...
New tools and techniques influence how new varieties are developed and can also shave a little off the timeline. The development of new crop varieties in Canada and elsewhere is a matter of what farmers want and need, but also what consumers want and need. So...
The face of the many large agri-business companies in Canada is changing. Dow and DuPont recently concluded their merger, ChemChina is currently finalizing their purchase of Syngenta and Bayer is working through the regulatory hurdles as part of their acquisition of...
SGS announced today that it has acquired BioVision Seed Research Ltd., a seed, grain and soil testing laboratory serving the agricultural markets in Western Canada and beyond. BioVision is headquartered Sherwood Park, Alta., with additional facilities in Winnipeg,...
