Not all wheat varieties are created equal. And no one knows that better than Harpinder Singh Randhawa. The spring...
Janet Kanters
Janet Kanters
Higher Cereal Seeding Rates Can Provide Many Benefits
As seeding season draws near, it’s worth taking another look at seeding rates in cereals. According to Sheri...
AgSafe Alberta Society Provides A Full Slate Of Safety Training
Since Alberta’s Bill 6, The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, came into effect on Jan. 1, 2016, one...
Food Processing Development Centre Grows Province’s Food And Beverage Industries
The production of primary commodities and value-added products is vital to Alberta. Ensuring Alberta producers are...
Canola Breeder Dedicated To His Craft: Dr. Habibur Rahman Has Made Significant Contributions To The Industry
Plant breeding wasn’t Dr. Habibur Rahman’s first interest. Indeed, Rahman initially thought he would get into the...
Europe to impose near-total ban on neonicotinoids
EU member states have voted in favour of a total outdoor ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides that was proposed by...
Safe Transport of Farm Equipment in Alberta Manual
This newly revised manual is for farm owners and workers transporting agricultural equipment on public roads. In...
Supporting the Growth of Canada’s Seed Industry
The federal government is investing over $760,000 through Growing Forward 2 programs to help the Canadian seed...
Lyster, Whiting Honoured by Alberta Seed Growers
The Alberta Seed Growers honoured two individuals at their recent annual general meeting in Banff, Alta. Norm Lyster...
DowDuPont Agriculture Division To Become Corteva Agriscience
The agriculture division of DowDuPont will be known as Corteva Agriscience one it is spun-off, which is expected to...
Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2018
More than 60 people gathered to honour fourth generation farmers Craig and Jinel Ference of Double F Farms located at...
DowDuPont Agriculture Division Announces New Premium Seed Brand
DowDuPont Agriculture Division is launching a new premium global seed brand -- Brevant -- in Canada, Latin America and...
VIEWPOINT: Learning to live with Fusarium
Alberta’s Fusarium Management Plan, developed to limit mycotoxin production and subsequent grain contamination, and to...
Sarah Foster Honoured by the Seed Community
Sarah Foster, president of 20/20 Seed Labs, received the Outstanding Service Award from the Alberta Seed Processors at...
Flax Council of Canada Closing Its Doors
After 32 years of representing the interests of all agricultural and industrial flax interests, the Flax Council of...
Agrium and PotashCorp Merger Completed Forming Nutrien
Nutrien Ltd. today announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between Agrium Inc. and Potash...
New limits to clothianidin and thiamethoxam use
Health Canada announced new mitigation measures today on the neonicotinoids clothianidin and thiamethoxam, pesticides...
Alberta Regional Variety Trials
The Alberta Regional Variety Testing program (RVT) is the most trusted source of variety information for producers in...
Correctly Used Neonics Do Not Adversely Affect Honeybee Colonies, New Research Finds
The three most widely used neonicotinoid pesticides for flowering crops pose no risk to honeybee colonies when used...
Large U.S. farm study finds no cancer link to Monsanto weedkiller
A large long-term study on the use of the big-selling weedkiller glyphosate by agricultural workers in the United...
Alberta Youths Win Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture Competition awards
Lois Schultz from Wetaskiwin, Alta. is the senior champion of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA)...
SGS acquires BioVision Seed Research Ltd.
SGS announced today that it has acquired BioVision Seed Research Ltd., a seed, grain and soil testing laboratory...
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Licenses Distribution of Pulse Varieties Outside Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) has licensed the distribution rights for select Crop Development Centre (CDC) pulse...
Alberta farm and ranch OH&S recommendations open for comments
The Alberta government is updating the Occupational Health and Safety Code applying to farms and ranches, and are...
Taxation Stress Builds
Taxation changes in Alberta and across Canada continue to cause confusion and stress with farmers. To help make sense...
On The Edge
Can epigenetics change the way we breed crops for drought and climate change? Epigenetically manipulated crops have...
What do the proposed federal tax changes mean for your farm?
Alberta producers are invited to attend the 5th annual Alberta Crops Breakfast on November 9 to learn what the...
Researchers identify gene to help hybrid wheat breeding
Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene that, when...
CFIA re-establishing tolerance levels for micronutrient fertilizers
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is re-establishing tolerance levels for micronutrient fertilizers. The...
BASF to acquire parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses
BASF has signed an agreement to acquire significant parts of Bayer's seed and non-selective herbicide businesses....
The tale of two neonicotinoid bumblebee studies
Two studies on the health of bumblebees and links to neonicotinoid health were published simultaneously last month in...
National Report Identifies Priorities for the Profitability of Canada’s Wheat Industry
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Cereals Canada today released the 2017 Canadian Wheat Research Priorities...
DowDuPont Merger Successfully Completed
DowDuPont today announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow")...
Western farmers worry they’ll pay the price of saving supply management under NAFTA
Kevin Auch has been putting in long hours on his southern Alberta farm harvesting durum wheat — and also fretting...
Dan Wright new CSTA president
Dan Wright is the new president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Wright becomes the association's...
ASTA Launches Plant Breeding Animation Video
CropLife International and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) launched an animated video exploring the history...
Alberta Farm families Honoured
Alberta families who have farmed the same land for 100 years or more are being recognized with Century Farm and Ranch...
Optimizing Fungicide Applications on Wheat and Barley
Leaf spot fungal diseases can decrease cereal yield by up to 20 per cent or more, as well as diminish kernel weight,...
New Alberta online Fusarium head blight risk tool
Alberta’s wheat farmers can now add a Fusarium head blight (FHB) risk tool to their agronomy toolbox, improving their...
Satellite technology could help ag producers measure soil moisture
Agricultural producers could, in the future, make use of better forecasts to more efficiently irrigate their fields...
Agrium and PotashCorp will become Nutrien
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. announced today that once the anticipated merger transaction closes, the new...
Field boundaries: A home sweet home for bees
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is working to get the buzz on bees by better understanding what types of...
Report highlights economic, environmental benefits of biotech
A new report released today by PG Economics has found that over the last 20 years, crop biotechnology has...
Wheat Midge Tolerance Gene Detected in Soft White Wheat
Through recent advancements in marker technology, SeCan recently discovered that the majority of the soft white wheat...
Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts
No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now...
Health Canada approves glyphosate
Health Canada has published the final re-evaluation decision on glyphosate. Following a rigorous science-based...
Importance of treating seed
Whether to seed treat or not is a question that often comes up in the spring. According to Harry Brook, crop...
New AFSC board appointed
A new board of directors will provide oversight and accountability at the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation...
Innovative program targets native bee habitat
Syngenta Canada and the Soil Conservation Council of Canada (SCCC) have teamed up to work with Prairie farmers to...
Farmer directors deliver Alberta’s grain industry messaging and priorities in Ottawa
Team Alberta, along with the Grain Growers of Canada, were in Ottawa last week meeting with various parliamentarians...
Legislation to re-empower agricultural commissions
The Alberta government is supporting agricultural commissions by giving producers more autonomy to choose which...