Harvest Progress on Par with Historical Average
About 30 per cent of major crops in Alberta are now in the bin, which is on par with the five and 10 year averages, the weekly crop report from… Read More
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U of S Receives $2.7 Million for Barley Research
The Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) is investing $2.7 million over five years into the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) for a core breeding agreement to develop barley varieties with… Read More
Alberta Crop Trials Featured on Bayer Virtual Crop Tour
Three Alberta crop trials are featured on Bayer’s new virtual crop tour website called The Front Row: Virtual Crop Tour, the company says in a news release on Sept. 15. The… Read More
Alberta Land Prices Up 4.9 Per Cent For First Half of 2020
Land values in Alberta are up 4.9 per cent for the first six months of 2020, a report from Farm Credit Canada released on Sept. 14, says. Alberta’s increase is… Read More
Alberta Wheat Yields and Production to Increase
Wheat yields and production will rise this year in Alberta, Statistics Canada’s model-based principal field crop estimates for August 31, 2020, says. Wheat area is expected to edge up 0.2 per… Read More
Harvest Progress Slowed by Rain
Rain across Alberta, particularly in the north east, north west and Peace areas, slowed harvest progress, the weekly crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry on Sept. 11, says. As… Read More
Feds Give $640,000 to Support Organic Farmers
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The federal government has give more than $640,000 to the Canadian Organic Growers (OGC) to help get more Canadians buying… Read More
Good Weather Pushes Harvest Progress
Favourable weather across Alberta with little rain advanced harvest progress across the province, the weekly crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry on Sept. 4, says. Ten per cent of… Read More
FarmCash Applications Open for Fall Advances
Applications are now open for post-harvest FarmCash advances, the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), says in a news release on Sept. 1. Alberta producers of more than 50 agricultural commodities, including… Read More
Alberta Wheat Production to Rise by 14 Per Cent
Alberta wheat production is expected to follow the national trend and increase by 14 per cent to 11.7 million tonnes, Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops for July 2020,… Read More
