Mark Halsall, Author at The Alberta Seed Guide

Broadening Appeal

The Provost Co-operative Seed Cleaning Plant is boosting its business by drawing farmers from farther away. Leon Ternan has...

The wet weather last summer in many parts of Alberta has raised concerns about Fusarium head blight (FHB) in this year’s...

by Mark Halsall | Nov 27, 2019 | Diseases

Two Alberta experts share their views on best practices for managing the fungal disease in cereal crops. Fusarium head...

Jamie Victoor and his dad, Rene, have been in the seed business a long time. The co-owners of Victoor Seed Farm Inc....

Cereal growers in Alberta have a new weapon in the fight against fusarium head blight (FHB). It’s an online risk assessment...

Quinoa is still very much a small niche crop in Canada, but since the United Nations declared 2013 the International Year...

With the Trudeau government poised to fulfill its pledge to legalize marijuana, questions are being raised about what this...

The benefits of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones as crop scouting tools are obvious. They enable farmers to...

Quality assurances of varietal purity, germination and freedom from impurities are just a few reasons why certified seed...