Sheri Strydhorst is now an agronomy research specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley commissions. Photo: Megan Evans...
Ashley Robinson
Ashley Robinson
The Art of Hiring Seasonal Employees
Attracting seasonal labour requires a lot more than just a job offer. Filling seasonal employment at seed companies...
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...
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:...
Rotten Roots
Plants early season in the season infected with Aphanomyces. Photo: Sherrilyn Phelps, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Root...
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...
Saving Dollars with Sectional Control
A study has found farmers can save thousands of dollars using sectional control, however there’s more to it than just...
Planning for the Future
As Terry Wagner nears retirement from four decades spent seed growing, he is sharing his knowledge with a new...
A New Research Reality
What is RDAR and what does it mean for agriculture research work in Alberta? Editor’s note: This interview has been...
Preparing for the Future
With fusarium removed from Alberta’s Pest and Nuisance Control Regulations, farmers in the province now are focusing...
A Voice for Everyone
Ward Oatway has always focused on helping all seed growers, no matter the size of their operation. For Ward Oatway,...
Waiting on Clarity
As the Alberta government continues to make changes to how agriculture programs are delivered in the province,...
The Nuts and Bolts of the VUA
What is the VUA and how exactly will it affect the crops you plant in your fields? Editor’s note: This interview has...
On Your Own
After a decade spent in the lab and field, independent plant breeder Jim Dyck is finally seeing the fruits of his...
Diversifying the Family Farm
After using medicinal cannabis to treat her migraines, Alberta farmer Serena Donovan decided to diversify her family...
A Life Without Neonics
With neonicotinoids under review in Canada, what can Alberta farmers learn from the United Kingdom where neonics are...
Moving Forward with Fusarium Regulations Eased
With fusarium removed from Alberta’s Pest and Nuisance Control Regulations, the seed industry is looking forward to a...
Connecting the Export Chain from Seed to Sea
The Keep it Clean program connects all levels of crop production from life sciences companies to exporters in order to...
Just a Girl Doing Her Job
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Deb Hart is preparing to retire after spending almost...
Feds Launch $100 Million Pandemic Business Disruption Fund Through FCC
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian federal government is launching a...
Saving Dollars with Sectional Control
How much money does using sectional control to stop seeding overlap actually save farmers? Last year, Nevin Rosaasen,...
Canadian Government Enables FCC to Lend $5 billion More
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold the Canadian government has provided Farm Credit Canada (FCC) with an...