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Four Companies Receive Funds From B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation
Four British Columbia businesses have received funds through the B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI), a Jan....
Roger Chevraux Re-elected as Alberta Canola Chair
Roger Chevraux has been re-elected as chair of the Alberta Canola board of directors, along with Ian Chitwood as...
Lethbridge College Receives Funds for Agriculture Research Innovation Facility
Lethbridge College has received more than $2 million in federal funding through PrairiesCan to complete development of...
Canada Developing First-ever Grocery Code of Conduct
Canada is developing it's first-ever Grocery Code of Conduct which will enhance transparency in the food industry, a...
WGRF Funds 22 New Crop-related Research Projects
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) in partnership with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture –...
Keep This Seed Speaks Advice Top-of-Mind in 2023
As we wrap up another year of Seed Speaks, here’s some advice to propel you into 2023 and beyond. What goes into...
New Insecticide Available to Protect Pulse Crops Against Aphids
The new Carbine insecticide, which protects pulse crops against aphids, is now available in Western Canada, a Dec. 13...
Survey Finds Canadians Understand Importance of Farmers
The 2022 Perceptions of Canadian Agriculture Survey found that 98 per cent of Canadians recognize the country's...
Feds Launch Consultations to Develop Sustainable Ag Strategy
The Canadian government has opened a consultation process to develop a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), a Dec....
Alberta Canola Conference to Start in 2023
The Alberta Canola Producers Commission will hold the first ever Alberta Canola Conference in conjunction with the...
Alberta Investing $7 million in East Central Irrigation Project
The Alberta government along with the Municipal District of Acadia, the Special Areas Board and the Canada...
Canadian Food Prices to Rise by Five to Seven Per cent in 2023
Canadians can expect to pay five to seven per cent more for their food in 2023, data released in Canada’s Food Price...
2022 Canadian Wheat Harvest Third Largest on Record
Better growing conditions in Western Canada helped to push national wheat production for the 2022 growing season to...
Alberta Gives Funds for Siwin Foods’ Edmonton Expansion
The Alberta government is investing $2.85 million in an expansion of Siwin Foods’ food processing facility in...
Three Albertans Picked as Nuffield Scholars
Three Albertans, Kirk Zembal, Craig Lester and Emily Ford, have been chosen as this year’s Nuffield Canada scholars, a...
Strong Demand Expected for Farm Equipment
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is expecting demand for farm...
Alberta Gives Funding to Support Ag Worker Recruitment
Alberta and the federal government are giving $2.5 million to Ag for Life to help companies recruit, hire and retain...
2022 Canadian Wheat Crop Rated as Excellent
A high proportion of the 2022 Canadian wheat crop has been graded in the top two grades, making for am excellently...
Number of Canadian Female Farmers Up by 12.3 Per cent
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. As of 2021 there are 79,795 female farm operators...
Wild Oats Control Herbicide Label Expanded
Insight 339SC, a new herbicide from Gowan Canada which provides wild oats control, has had its label expanded in...
Feds Launch Certification Program for Ag Trade Requirements
The federal government is supporting the creation of a certification program that will allow agriculture businesses to...
New Report Shows Impact of Labour Shortage on Ag
At 74 per cent nearly three-quarters of Canadian agri-businesses owners working more hours to make up for lack of...
U of A Researcher Identifying Main Stressors for Farmers
Over the next two years a researcher at the University of Alberta is working to identify the biggest stressors farmers...
CP Breaks Record for Monthly Grain Movement
Canadian Pacific has set a new record for monthly shipments of grain moving 3.14 million metric tonnes in October, a...
CN Sets Record for Monthly Grain Movement
October was the single best month for grain movement in Western Canada for CN Rail, a Nov. 2 news release said. Over...
Mike Dungate Elected Chair of Canadian Centre for Food Integrity
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) Board...
Alberta Wheat, Barley Farmers Vote in Favour of Amalgamation
Preliminary results show farmers in Alberta have voted in favour of the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) and the...
CSGA Launches Canada’s First Online Seed Learning Platform
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has...
Cost of Food Top Concern for Canadians
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The cost of food is the top concern for Canadians and...
CN Rail Sets Weekly Grain Movement Record
CN Rail set a record for weekly grain movement during the week of Oct. 16, an Oct. 24 news release said. The company...
Alberta Agriculture Ministry Has a New Name
The ministry of agriculture in Alberta will now be referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, an Oct....
Alberta Tops for Highest Farm Operating Revenues Nationally
Alberta has the highest farm operating revenues in Canada with the province reporting $22.2 billion in farm operating...
La Nina to Bring Cold, Stormy Winter for Prairies
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. La Nina is expected to bring cold air and more...
Prairie Canola Performance Trials Discontinued
The Western Canada canola performance trials (CPT) program will end following the release of the 2022 growing season...
Prairie Cereals Summit Happening in Banff
The Prairie Cereals Summit is happening in Banff, Alta. on Dec. 7-8 at the Fairmont Banff Springs, an Oct. 19 email...
Alberta Harvest Wraps Up Two Weeks Ahead of Average
Harvest in Alberta is practically complete for year and has finished two to three weeks ahead of the 10-year average,...
Hempalta Launches Hempcrete for U.S. Construction Market
Calgary, Alta.-based Hempalta Inc. is launching an optimized hemp hurd for use in hempcrete formulations for the...
Olds College Launches Ag Communications Course
Olds College is launching an Agriculture Communications Certificate for fall 2023, an Oct. 11 news release said. The...
Bayer Opens Canola Seed Production Site in Cranbook
Bayer has opened a canola seed production site in Cranbrook, B.C. to manage all of the company's canola...
Alberta Crop Yields Above Averages
Final estimates of Alberta dryland crop yields are above the five-year averages for all regions and for the province,...
Seed World Group Wins Three Canadian Ag Journalism Awards
Seed World Group has won three agriculture journalism awards at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards...
Canadian Farmland Values, Interest Rates on the Rise
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Farmland values across Canada continued to increase...
Voting Opens for Alberta Wheat, Barley Merger
Barley and wheat farmers in Alberta can vote throughout the month of October on if Alberta Barley and the Alberta...
Alberta Harvest Nearing Finish Line
Farmers in Alberta now have 88 per cent of the province's crops combined and in the bin, the Sept. 27 provincial crop...
Early Bird Registration Open for CrossRoads
Early bird registration is officially open for CrossRoads, happening Jan. 24-25 in Edmonton, Alta., a Sept. 29 news...
WGRF Helping Fund New Ag Research Centre in Donnelly
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is giving $750,000 towards the new Advanced Agriculture Research Centre...
Second Intake for B.C. Extreme Weather Program Opening
The second intake for British Columbia's Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture program will start accept...
Alberta Farmers Reporting Above Average Yield, Quality
The trend of above average yields and quality for Alberta crops continued in this week's crop report, the Sept. 20...
UPL AgroSolutions’ Seed Treatment Approved for Aphanomyces Protection
UPL AgroSolutions Canada Inc.'s Rancona Trio seed treatment has been approved for early season control of Aphanomyces...
Alberta Harvest in Full Swing
Harvest has progressed to 37 per cent done in Alberta over the past week, the Sept. 6 provincial crop report said....