Broadening Appeal
The Provost Co-operative Seed Cleaning Plant is boosting its business by drawing farmers from farther away. Leon Ternan has been farming in Luseland, Sask. for nearly five decades. For years,… Read More
Content by Mark Halsall
Fusarium Watch
The wet weather last summer in many parts of Alberta has raised concerns about Fusarium head blight (FHB) in this year’s cereal crops — and about the availability of Fusarium-free… Read More
Fighting Fusarium Head Blight
Two Alberta experts share their views on best practices for managing the fungal disease in cereal crops. Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a growing threat in Alberta. This serious fungal… Read More
Keeping Current: Victoor Seed Farm Inc. believes in tracking agronomic trends
Jamie Victoor and his dad, Rene, have been in the seed business a long time. The co-owners of Victoor Seed Farm Inc. located about 15 kilometres west of St. Albert,… Read More
Fighting Fusarium Head Blight
Cereal growers in Alberta have a new weapon in the fight against fusarium head blight (FHB). It’s an online risk assessment tool that helps farmers and agronomists decide whether to… Read More
Advancing Quinoa
Quinoa is still very much a small niche crop in Canada, but since the United Nations declared 2013 the International Year of Quinoa, it’s been gathering steam. The ancient South… Read More
Will Pot Slow Demand for Barley Varieties?
With the Trudeau government poised to fulfill its pledge to legalize marijuana, questions are being raised about what this could mean for alcohol sales in Canada. Reports in recent months… Read More
Eye in the sky
The benefits of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones as crop scouting tools are obvious. They enable farmers to spot problems in the field they didn’t even know they… Read More
Starting with the Best
Quality assurances of varietal purity, germination and freedom from impurities are just a few reasons why certified seed represents a good value proposition for farmers. Know what you grow. Rob… Read More
