Nine new strains of clubroot have been discovered in Western Canadian fields, meaning genetic resistance to the canola...
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Government Announces TFW Quarantine Exemptions
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) who work in...
AFSC to Merge Five Offices with Other Towns
Five branches of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) will be amalgamated with neighbouring offices...
Alberta Land Prices Jump
After recording the lowest farmland value percentage increase in 2019 at 3.3 per cent, Alberta farmland prices rose...
BASF Gets Green Light for New Pre-Seed Herbicide Set for 2022 Launch
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions has received...
RDAR Elects First Board
Representatives from RDAR's 33 voting member organizations elected a new board of directors — their first to be...
SeCan, Alliance Seed Announce Biggest PBR Settlement to Date
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Alliance Seed and SeCan announced today the...
Study Looking to Increase Canola Emergence and Yield
A project is looking into the effects of strip tillage and precision planting on canola crops, a news release from...
FarmCash Expands Across Western Canada
FarmCash is expanding beyond Alberta to agricultural producers in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba starting...
Seed Reg Modernization: Have Your Say
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Seed industry stakeholders have an opportunity to...
New Study Finds Possible Higher Yielding Canola
A study lead by researchers at the University of Calgary used gene editing to modify canola’s genes, producing shorter...
Western Grains Research Foundation Announces New Agronomy Centre
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is building a new agronomy centre in Fort Vermilion, Alta., the group...
New Executives Join Alberta Wheat Board
While Todd Hames will continue to serve as chair of the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) board, Jason Saunders has...
Alberta Pulse Elects New Board Chair Robert Semeniuk
Robert Semeniuk of Smokey Lake, Alta. has been elected the new board chair for the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission...
Kevin Serfas New Alberta Canola Board Chair
Kevin Serfas from Turin, Alta. has been elected as chair of the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission at...
Alberta Crop Insurance Premiums Drop 20 Per Cent
Crop insurance premiums in Alberta are set to drop 20 per cent this year, Devin Dreeshen, minister of agriculture and...
Corteva Launches Exhilarate Herbicide For Wheat and Barley Protection
Corteva has launched their new herbicide Exhilarate, which protects wheat and barley crops, in Canada, the company...
Grain Act Modernization Begins
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of...
Syngenta Adds Sclerotinia Control Product to Canadian Line Up
Syngenta has added Miravis Bold to its lineup of Canadian products, the company says in a news release on Jan. 11....
BASF Receives PMRA Approval on Pre-Seed Products
BASF has received registration approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for Topramezone...
Tara Sawyer Elected Alberta Barley Chair
Acme, Alta. farmer Tara Sawyer has been elected as the chair of Alberta Barley at the organization's annual general...
Wheat Research to Focus on Yield and Customer Needs
Wheat research in Canada will focus on a variety of issues pertaining to yield and customer needs over the next two...
Blue Book Website Launched
A new website has been launched for Alberta’s Crop Protection Guide, commonly referred to as the Blue Book, the...
Farms.com and Issues Ink Join Forces
A letter from our publisher: Guelph, Ont. & Winnipeg, Man. – Farms.com has announced that they have acquired...
Richardson to Build New Elevator at Huallen
A new high throughput grain elevator will be built at Huallen, Alta., 35 km's west of Grande Prairie, by Richardson...
Seeds Canada is Moving Ahead
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Four of the Canadian seed sector organizations have...
TELUS Invests $1 Million in Olds College Smart Farm
TELUS Agriculture is investing $1 million in the Olds College Smart Farm to support the development, acceleration and...
Seed Corn, Oil Seed, Grains and Maple Syrup Added to SAWP List
Seed corn, oil seed, grains and maple syrup farmers will be able to seek the help of workers through the Seasonal...
Syngenta Launches New Plant Growth Regulator Which Fights Lodging
Syngenta Canada has registered Moddus in Canada, a new plant growth regulator which helps to reduce lodging risk in...
Prairie Cereals Summit Cancelled
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions have made the decision to cancel the...
CSGA Establishes Guidelines for Pedigreed Feminized Hemp Seed Production
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. As a result of recent Canadian and U.S. regulatory...
Crop Commissions Take Over Blue Book
Alberta's Crop Protection Guide, commonly called the Blue Book, will now be produced by the four major Alberta crop...
Alberta Wheat Takes Over CWRC Hosting Duties
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) has taken over from the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) as...
Fed Program Expanded to Help Ag Businesses Better
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Government of Canada is expanding the Canadian...
Agronomy Update Conference Leaving AAF and Going Virtual
The commodity groups are taking over the 2021 Agronomy Update conference from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF),...
Prairie Barley Groups Commit $1.5 Million to AAFC
The Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) has committed more than $1.5 million over five years to a core breeding...
FBN Announces Purchase of Haplotech, Cibus Canola Breeding Program
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Farmers Business Network (FBN) has announced the...
Alberta Harvest Progress Made Despite Cooling Temps
Across the province the weather cooled down with snow falling along a wide swath of the foothills and east through to...
Farming Smarter Conference to be Held in Person
The Farming Smarter Conference and Tradeshow will be held in person on Dec. 2 to 3 at the Lethbridge Exhibition Park...
Prairie Wheat Grower Groups Commit $22.6 Million to AAFC
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has committed more than $22.6 million over five years to a core breeding...
U of A Takes Over Some Alberta Livestock Research
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is transferring some livestock research programs to the University of Alberta, the...
Alberta Harvest Almost Done
Precipitation over the past week slowed harvest progress with about 97 per cent of the provincial crop now in the bin,...
Provincial Barley Breeding Program Moved to Olds College
Agriculture and Forestry’s field crop development centre's barley breeding program has been moved to Olds College, the...
Three AAF Research Programs Transferred to University of Lethbridge
Three Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF) research programs have been transferred to the University of Lethbridge,...
Lethbridge College Taking Over Greenhouses and Irrigation Centre
Lethbridge College will take over the Alberta Irrigation Technology Centre (AITC) and the Brooks Greenhouse, the...
RDAR Establishes Initial Research Priorities
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has established its initial research priorities, the organization says in a...
Prairie Cereals Summit to Be Held in Person in December
This year's Prairie Cereals Summit (PCS) will be held in person on Dec. 9 to 10 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel,...
Alberta Tapping Into Federal Irrigation Money
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Alberta is investing $815 million into modernizing...
Alberta Harvest Nearing Finish Line
Harvest progress is racing ahead in Alberta with about 90 per cent of crops in the bin, the weekly crop report from...
Seeking Unity Amid Uncertainty
As Seeds Canada moves ahead with four partners instead of five, the seed industry attempts to mend fences as it...
Seeds Canada to Move Forward with Four Partners
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Four seed sector organizations will proceed with...