The Canadian government is investing more than $1.4 million to support SixRing Inc.’s next phase of development to...
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Alberta Harvest Trucking Along
Seventeen per cent of Alberta's crop is now in the bin, the Aug. 30 provincial crop report said. Harvest operations...
Alberta Crop Commissions Launch New Conference — CrossRoads
Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers and the Alberta Wheat Commission are launching a new farmer...
Higher Yields Push Up Canadian Crop Production Estimates
Better growing conditions on the Prairies are pushing national crop production estimates up for Canada, the July 2022...
Alberta Reporting High Yields as Harvest Rolls On
Harvest is progressing across Alberta with crops being reported as having high average yields with above average...
B.C. Farmers Gain Access to Regen Ag Knowledge Funding
British Columbia farmers and agricultural processors now have access to the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Program...
Fall Forecast Calls for Wet Cool Prairies, Dry Warm East
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. While the fall forecast is calling for a wetter and...
WGRF Names Wayne Thompson as New Executive Director
Wayne Thompson has been announced as the new executive director of the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), an...
Harvest Starts in Southern, Central Alberta
Harvest has started in southern and central Alberta for fall seeded crops and pulses, the Aug. 9 provincial crop...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Alberta Expecting Crop Yields to be Average to Above Average
Across Alberta all regions are reporting yield estimates relatively consistent with, or ahead of, long term normal,...
NexusBioAg Named Exclusive Canadian Distributor of TerraMG
NexusBioAg will be the exclusive distributor of MustGrow Biologics Corp.'s TerraMG, a mustard-derived soil...
B.C. Launches New Program To Help Farms Whether Extreme Weather
Farmers in British Columbia now have access to a new pilot program to help them weather proof their farms to survive...
Canola Development Varies Across Alberta
The Alberta canola crop is in various stages across the province with some fields flowering while are others in the...
Alberta to Receive AAFC Living Lab
Alberta is set to receive an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) living lab through a an investment of $54 million...
Canadian Ag Well Set Up to Weather Inflation, Rising Interest Rates
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian agriculture industry is in a good...
AFSC Advisors Now Available on AGvisorPRO
Alberta farmers can now connect with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) advisors on the AGvisorPRO...
Metabolix Oilseeds Changes Name to Yield10 Oilseeds
Metabolix Oilseeds, Inc.'s name is changing to Yield10 Oilseeds Inc. in order to align with the rest of Yield10...
Corteva Launches New Canola, Corn Seed Treatments in Canada
Corteva Agriscience has launched LumiGEN seed treatments for canola and corn in Canada for the 2023 growing season, a...
Alberta Wheat Acreage Up 9.6 Per cent
Farmers in Alberta followed the national trend by planting more wheat this year, the June 2022 principal field crop...
Feds Announce Funding for Fertilizer Made with Organic Carbon
The Canadian government is investing up to $1,685,858 for Sulvaris in Calgary, Alta. to develop new technology to...
Alberta Crop Development Rapidly Gaining Ground
Crop development in Alberta is advancing aggressively following rains early in June, the June 27 provincial crop...
Feds Launch Public Consultation Period on Ag Labour Shortages
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The federal government is launching a public...
BASF Reporting Canola Emergence Issues on Prairies
Emergence issues are being reported in Western Canada with certain InVigor canola hybrids, an emailed June 27...
Syngenta Announces Eric Boeck as New Head of North America Seeds
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. As part of ongoing leadership changes, on June 23,...
Alberta Innovates Launches New Year Round Funding Program
Alberta Innovates has launched the Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program which allows for researchers and...
Feds Raise Interest-Free Cut Off on Advance Payments Program
The federal government is raising the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program will increase from...
Alberta, B.C. Seed Grower Amalgamation Now Official
The amalgamation of the Alberta Seed Growers and the British Columbia Seed Growers is now official, a June 22 news...
BASF Teams Up with U of A on Clubroot Research
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions is partnering with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and...
Much Needed Rain Received in Southern Alberta
Across Alberta over the past two weeks rain has been received boosting crop growth, the June 14 provincial crop report...
Genomics Research Projects Receive $12.1 million in Funding
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), and the federal and Alberta governments, are giving $5.1 million in...
B.C. Forms Ag Advisory Group to Create More Resilient Food Supply
The British Columbia government has appointed 17 people with diverse backgrounds and expertise in food production to...
Ag Climate Project Fund Launched by Genome B.C.
Agriculture climate projects in British Columbia now have the opportunity to receive funding support from Genome B.C.,...
Alberta Canola Appoints Two to Fill Vacancies
The Alberta Canola Producers Commission has appointed Christine McKee of Stirling, Alta. and Alan Hampton of Rowley,...
Dry Conditions Holding Back Alberta Crop
In Alberta 55 per cent of all crops have emerged as dry conditions in the south are a key risk currently, the May 31...
Feds Give Funding to Support Diversity in Agriculture
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The federal government is giving $734,806 to help five...
New Pea Processing Pilot Facility Opened in Lethbridge
A new $20-million pea-processing pilot facility in Lethbridge, Alta. has been opened by PIP International, a...
Alberta has 73 Per Cent of the Provincial Crop Planted for the Year
There is now 73 per cent of the provincial crop planted which is slightly behind the five and 10-year averages, said...
Alberta Gives $3.2 million to Support 10 Ag Tech Projects
The Alberta provincial government is giving almost $3.2 million will support 10 projects that will develop and advance...
B.C. Extends Deadline for Flood Recovery Claims to November
Producers in British Columbia who suffered damages from the floods in November 2021 now have until Aug. 31, 2022 to...
Clean Technology Projects in B.C. Receive $2.3 million
Across British Columbia the federal government is providing up to $2.3 million to support five ACT – Research and...
Moderate La Nina Means Wetter Growing Season for Parts of Canada
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. A moderate La Nina is expected to continue into the...
WheatStalk Returns for 2022 Growing Season
WheatStalk is back for the 2022 growing season with events happening in Magrath and St. Albert, a May 24 email from...
Pea Processing Facility to be Built in Strathmore
Phyto Organix Foods Inc. is planning to purchase 15 acres of land in Strathmore, Alta. in order to build a $225...
Alberta Crop is 49 Per cent in the Ground
With variable precipitation falling across the province over the week, seeding is now at 49 per cent done in Alberta,...