An update on third-party certification as the deadline for full industry participation approaches. With about a year to go for all commercial seed treatment facilities in Canada to engage in… Read More
Top pest and disease concerns in Alberta for the coming year. After a couple of dry years, 2019 was a wetter year in most areas of Alberta, at least in… Read More
This spring, if you are a farmer who asks for a Thousand Kernel Weight (TKW) test on cleaned samples of each of your seed lots, you already understand why this… Read More
Now, more than ever, seed testing provides excellent value as a very small but critical input cost in producing the best crop. “For a relatively small amount of money, you… Read More
According to Robyne Bowness Davidson, a pulse research scientist at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) in Lacombe, Alta., there is huge opportunity for the pulse industry due to demand for… Read More
New discoveries have the potential to boost canola breeding well beyond its impressive achievements to date. In light of the ongoing trade dispute with China, it’s important to note that… Read More
According to Breanne Tidemann, a field agronomy scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe, Alta., herbicide resistance is continuing to increase in terms of how common it is,… Read More
It was a hard harvest in Alberta in 2018. Due to the wet, cold and snowy conditions in September and October, there were estimates that more than five per cent… Read More
On the Prairies, clubroot appeared in Alberta in 2003, in Saskatchewan in 2008 and Manitoba in 2013. As any grower can tell you, it’s a nasty canola disease that usually… Read More
Accessing superior genetics and seed is one way to ensure that Canada remains competitive in global agriculture. We talk with industry experts about the mechanics of funding innovation in cereals… Read More
