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Resistance to Major Fungal Disease in Oilseed Crops Now Possible
In a world first, researchers from the University of Western Australia in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural...
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition formed
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Manitoba Wheat...
New Public Trust Research Tackles Transparency in 2017
Find out what consumers are looking for from restaurants, grocery stores, food companies, governments and farmers at...
BASF receives MRLs for HEAT LQ as a pre-harvest herbicide in wheat and barley
In time for the 2017 cereal harvest, BASF Canada confirms that the CODEX Alimentarius Commission (CAC) established...
New publications encourage Canadian honey bee health
The Bee Health Roundtable recently published two documents related to honey bee health: Canadian Best Management...
Reminder: Grading Changes for Western Canada
The Canadian Grain Commission reminds farmers of the following grain grading changes for the 2017 to 2018 crop year in...
Canada’s Yukon offers free land if you’re willing to farm the north
In Canada's far north, the government of Yukon Territory wants to attract small farmers to the frigid region with a...
New Canadian Agricultural Partnership to Help Position Canada as a Leader in the Global Economy
Canada's Ministers of Agriculture have reached agreement on the key elements of a new federal, provincial, territorial...
Dave Carey New CSTA Executive Director
Dave Carey has been selected as the new executive director for the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Carey will...
Australia scientists make accidental breakthrough that could lead to drought-proof crops
A group of Australian National University (ANU) scientists has made a major breakthrough that could improve...
Hybrids Change Cereal Grain Economics
What hybrid varieties have done for corn and canola is now occurring with rye, and should soon be happening with...
Chinese Academy of Sciences Partners with Bayer to Improve Wheat Yields
A team of researchers from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and...
German breeders develop ‘open-source’ plant seeds
There's open-source software, open-source pharma research, and open-source beer. Now, there are open-source seeds,...
Bee Buzzes Could Help Determine How to Save their Decreasing Population
According to recent studies, declines in wild and managed bee populations threaten the pollination of flowers in more...
Seeding decisions harvest opportunities for Canadian farmers
With innovations in crop science, production practices, and marketing, Canadian farm operators are growing a wider...
New Alberta labour standards for paid farm workers tabled
Waged farm workers in Alberta will be allowed to unionize and get new rules governing vacation pay and youth...
Canadian young leaders chosen for Youth Ag-Summit
Bayer, together with partners Groene Kring (GK) and Fédération des Jeunes Agriculteurs (FJA), is pleased to announce...
CSTA Recruiting for Executive Director Position
The Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) is recruiting for a new executive director. It is an exciting time for the...
Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture
Farm operators are slightly older and there are fewer farms in Canada than in 2011, but farms are on average larger...
Barley Genome Sequenced
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside are among a group of 77 scientists worldwide who have...
Expanding Opportunities for Young Canadians in Agriculture
The federal government has announced a two-year investment of up to $5.2 million for the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs...
New canola calculator matches seeding rate to risk factors
New seeding rate and plant stand calculators from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) will help canola growers set an...
LCRC receives recommendation for interim registration on first variety
The first variety from Limagrain Cereals Research Canada's (LCRC) cereal breeding program has been recommended for...
Agricultural robot may be ‘game changer’ for crop growers, breeders
A semiautonomous robot may soon be roaming agricultural fields gathering and transmitting real-time data about the...
Grain safety program gets off the ground
Grain is the lifeblood of most farming operations, and the need to grow more of it in response to world demand is good...
A year after Bill 6, farm workers WCB claims more than double
In the first year that controversial farm safety legislation was in effect, workers’ compensation claims for farm...
Canola Council Chief to Lead Grain Commission
The point person for Canada’s canola industry will become the chief executive of Canada’s grain handling regulator...
2017 Youth Ag-Summit to be held in Brussels
CALGARY, Dec. 19, 2016 /CNW/ -- Against a backdrop of the increasing disconnect of young people from farming and a...
Generate and Commence for wheat now registered in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has granted registration in Canada for Generate for crops and Commence for...
Province, U of A partner to continue research at agricultural stations
Since 2013, the Alberta government has been implementing a new management model to ensure the Onefour and Stavely...
Soil pHertility
Examining data from around the world, researchers create a global map of soil pH and illuminate how it changes between...
Canadian leadership in plant variety protection receives international recognition
December 9, 2016, Ottawa, ON – Canada's leadership in protecting new plant varieties has received international...
Agriculture and Conservation Groups Join Together for a Sustainable Future
December 7, 2016, Ottawa, Ont. – Seeing more benefit to working collaboratively than apart, a diverse group of...
AWC calls on CGC to modernize Canadian wheat grading system
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) is calling on the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to modernize the Canadian grading...
Gene editing is just advanced plant breeding, ASTA says
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2016 - Gene editing is simply the latest development in the evolution of plant breeding, the head...
New test genetically identifies fungal wheat threat
A team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and university scientists has developed a sensitive new assay method...
Plant scientists identify gene to combat crippling wheat disease
A major breakthrough in the cloning of a resistance gene to eliminate wheat scab — a widespread disease responsible...
Canadian Science Shows Strong Support for Climate Smart Agriculture
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2016 - Today, members of the Canadian 4R Research Network, a group of nine leading Canadian...
Seed treatments help break the Fusarium lifecycle
Fusarium is a fungus that survives in a wide range of hosts, causes significant losses in grain yield and quality, and...
SeCan to Mark 40 Years at CSGA Meeting
SeCan will celebrate its 40th anniversary as part of the Canadian seed industry next week at the Canadian Seed...
What’s Eating Alberta Crops?
Here's what’s eating Alberta crops, according to Scott Meers, insect management specialist with Alberta Agriculture....
Listen Now: As Canola Flowers, Insect Pressure Looms
In the latest Call of the Land podcast, Scott Meers,Alberta Agriculture’s insect management specialist, notes that...
Alberta Wheat Commission Applauds Investment in Agri-food Industry
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) is pleased to hear of a major investment in the value added agri-food industry in...
Alberta’s Crop Commissions to Survey Sustainability Practices of Farmers
Alberta’s four major crop commissions are addressing a growing need for the grain sector to meet high sustainability...
Listen Now: Canola Crops Take a Beating
Some canola crops took a beating from the dry conditions, insects, and frost. Murray Hartman, provincial oilseed...
Wheat Genome Sequencing Soon to be Released Across the Globe
Wheat accounts for over 20 per cent of all calories consumed in the world. The rising global population is demanding a...
Listen Now: Early Start to Insect Issues
It’s a very early start to insect concerns this growing season, from grasshoppers to cutworms and pea leaf weevil....
Mustard: Little Seed on the Prairie
http://multimedia.agr.gc.ca/22183/22183-02/22183-02-video-590x332-eng.mp4 Starting with only 40 hectares of mustard...
Podcast: Don’t Rush to Seed Canola
The Canola Council of Canada says growers don’t have to be in a rush to seed canola in early May. Other crops such...
Farm Sustainability Extension Working Group Hires Extension Coordinator to Boost On-Farm Sustainability Awareness
The Farm Sustainability Extension Working Group (FSEWG) announces that Jolene Noble of Manning, Alberta, has been...