The changing climate is bringing dramatic change to the seed industry on multiple fronts, from agronomy and...
Madeleine Baerg
Madeleine Baerg
Madeleine Baerg is an ag-communications expert and award-winning technical writer. She lives and loves agriculture from her multi-generational family farm in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley.
How Plant Breeders Breed for Climate Resilient Agriculture
For most of our long history, humans have bred plants to meet our changing needs. Now, the stakes are even higher....
Does Wider Canola Row Spacing Optimize Returns… Or Risk Consequences?
Seeding canola wide can impact everything from seed cost to weed management to disease potential, but what spacing...
Is It Time for an Energy Audit on Your Farm?
What is an energy audit and why is it something those working in an agriculture should take a closer look at? The...
Creativity Key for Those Seeking New Acres to Farm
There are options available for those looking to get into farming or expand their acres. Alberta’s 50 million acres of...
What’s Happening with the Responsible Grain Code?
The CRSC is ready to listen to farmers on how best to prove grain farming’s sustainability. When the Canadian...
Clubroot Should be Top of Mind for Every Canola Grower
The fight against clubroot has evolved over the past few decades since it was discovered in Alberta. A lot has changed...
Crop Disease Outlook
Clubroot, shown here as firm, white, young galls, continues to spread in Alberta and should be scouted for in 2021....
Reining in Unruly Mother Nature
As weather has become more erratic over the years, you may wonder what you can do as a farmer to protect your crops....
Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta Striving for a Paradigm Shift in Alberta Agriculture
The PPAA’s goal is to make plant protein a key economic driver of Alberta’s economy. To get there, the alliance must...
Value and Enterprise Beyond the Farm Gate
What opportunities are Alberta producers taking advantage of and who are the value-add up-and-comers? Think you know...
Wetaskiwin Seed and Grain Co-op: Open for Everyone and Everything
When Wetaskiwin area farmers head to town to grab a burger, see a movie or do a little shopping, they have the option...
Triticale Is Holding Its Own Thanks To Alberta Agriculture And Forestry Plant Breeder, Mazen Aljarrah
Thirty-four years into breeding wheat and triticale, Mazen Aljarrah, a researcher at Alberta Agriculture and...
Holmstrom Seed Farm: Family and Integrity First
Farmers come in two types: those who farm to live, and those who live to farm. Killam, Alta.-based seed grower Darrell...