New seed technology and collaboration is helping to keep crops growing as temperatures heat up. In recent years, extreme...
Seed is Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change
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Ashley Robinson
Ashley Robinson
Flipping the Thinking on Going “Green” in Ag
Agriculture may get a bad rap for being a big carbon emitter, but the industry is doing a lot to help the environment. For...
Growing Grass Seed in B.C.’s Peace Region
After 30 years spent growing grass seed, Dave Wuthrich is looking at what the future has to offer for him and other seed...
Looking Towards a Greener Future for Ag
What is the carbon economy and is it really viable for agriculture? A discussion with Joy Agnew. Editor’s note: This...
The Buzzword Gap Between Ag and Consumers
With buzzwords everywhere, how can we use them to bridge the information gap between ag and the general public. Buzzwords...
A New Adventure for Sheri Strydhorst
Sheri Strydhorst is plowing ahead at her new job with Albert Wheat and Barley.
The Art of Hiring Seasonal Employees
Attracting seasonal labour requires a lot more than just a job offer. Filling seasonal employment at seed companies isn’t...
A Hybrid Future Business for the Seed Industry
Post pandemic business travel has the seed industry thinking a hybrid meeting and event model is here to stay. When the...
Fewer Family Farms Equal Fewer Ag Workers
As farms get bigger and fewer people grow up on them, it’s making for a smaller employee pool for seasonal agriculture...
Building a Sense of Community at Bashaw Seed Cleaning Co-op
The Bashaw Seed Cleaning Co-operative built a new seed cleaning plant, which increased capacity, in 2018. Photo: Bashaw...
Rotten Roots
Plants early season in the season infected with Aphanomyces. Photo: Sherrilyn Phelps, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Root rot...
An Overachiever Wheat Breeder
Over the past two decades, Dean Spaner has left his mark on Alberta fields as he has turned around the University of...
