Two Albertans Added to Canadian Agricultural Youth Council
Two Albertans have been appointed to the second cohort of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, an Aug. 11 news release said. B. Pratyusha Chennupati and Kallum McDonald have been...
Canola Growers Receive Financial Support for 4R Nutrient Stewardship
Canola growers will be able to receive financial support to help them start or advance 4R Nutrient Stewardship on their...
Lime Showing Promise as Way to Control Clubroot in Canola
A new research project at the University of Alberta has shown that spot treating with lime could be a possible way to...
Will 2023 Be a Reset for Supply Chains?
The question’s been on everyone’s minds: what will supply chains and prices look like in the next year? That question...
Delayed Planting Dates Prove to be a Greater Concern than Abiotic Stressors this Season
Corn, soybeans and canola have entered the critical reproductive phase where the production of corn grain, soybean pods and...
Interim Nutrien CEO Ken Seitz Named Permanent CEO, President
Ken Seitz, who was previously named interim CEO of Nutrien in January, has now been named the permanent CEO and president...
Testing the Possibility of Growing Rice in Alberta
Researchers are looking into the potential of growing rice in Alberta, a July 29 news release said. The University of...
Should You Swath or Straight Cut Canola?
Traditionally canola crops have been cut down with a swather before harvesting, but in the last decade a new trend has...
Feds Give $1.8 million for Ag Bioeconomy Growth
The federal government has invested $1.8 million under the AgriAssurance Program to help Bioindustrial Innovation Canada...
Fertilizer Company Pivot Bio Launches Canadian Operations
American fertilizer company Pivot Bio has expanded operations into Canada, a July 28 news release said. Product trials are...
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.
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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
Harvest is Coming — Here’s What to Know Going into it
The 2022 crop season started with variable conditions across the Prairies. Some regions were colder and drier while other...
Welcome to… Me! (And How Can I Help You?)
The first time someone asked to speak to Alliance Seed’s general manager after the big announcement, I’ll admit it: I...
In Terms of the Disease Triangle, 2022 Has it All!
Summer has officially begun, and I can safely say 2022 is shaping up to be a perfect year. For the proliferation of...
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...