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There’s a Revolution Going on in the Hybrid Rye Space and Alberta is Playing a Big Role
ABOVE: SU Performer hybrid fall rye from Saaten-Union. Photo courtesy FP Genetics Hybrid rye seed production is in...
Bayer Acquires Canola Facility from HyTech Production
Bayer Crop Science will acquire a canola treating and packaging facility in Coaldale, Alta., from HyTech Production on...
Calgary’s Brent Collins Talks 2 Priorities that Could Shape the Future of the Seed Business
PHOTO: Brent Collins is the new president of Seeds Canada. Photo: Svetlana Yanova Photography Brent Collins has become...
UFA Acquires Stake in Canterra Seeds
Canterra Seeds Holdings announced today that United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited (UFA) has acquired a 17%...
How the Pandemic Led to the Rebirth of the Frontier Seed Cleaning Co-op
PHOTO: The $2.8 million upgrade to the Frontier seed cleaning plant resulted in essentially building a new plant...
Kenny Piecharka and KWS are Unlocking the Potential of Hybrid Rye
PHOTO: Kenny Piecharka is the new country head for KWS Canada. In a recent interview, Kenny Piecharka, the newly...
South Dakota’s Millborn Seeds Acquires Union Forage
South Dakota’s Millborn Seeds is expanding their North American footprint with the acquisition of Union Forage in...
Camrose County Built a New Seed Plant to Keep Up with the Changing Times
A lot has changed since the Camrose County Seed Cleaning Plant was built. Where grain trucks were once used to haul...
Rene Victoor is Honoured for 65 Years of Dedication to the Seed Community
ABOVE PHOTO: Receiving the Long Service Award for his 65 years in the seed business was Rene Victoor, flanked by...
Why Bayer’s Antoine Bernet Loves Alberta
From France to Denmark to Poland and now to Canada, Antoine Bernet has a singular vision: to cultivate success for...
New Bayer Crop Science Canada Country Divison Head Opens CrossRoads Conference
Along with event chairperson Todd Hames and Alberta ag minster RJ Sigurdson, Bayer Crop Science Canada's new country...
New Herbicide Batalium for Wheat Weed Control Registered
Batalium, a herbicide that provides broad spectrum control of grass and broadleaf weeds that limit the yield potential...
Adama Launches New Fungicide Maxentis in Canada
Adama Agricultural Solutions Canada Ltd. is releasing Maxentis, a fungicide for lentil, canola, soybean and peas, a...
Paterson Grain Buys Parrish and Heimbecker Out of Alliance Seed Shares
Paterson Grain has purchased all of Parrish and Heimbecker's equity in Alliance Seed Corporation, a Dec. 8 news...
Winfield United Named Canadian Distributor for Yalos Seed Treatment
Winfield United Canada and its retail owners have been named as the Canadian distributor for Lavie Bio's bio-inoculant...
Canadian Ag Could Create $30 billion in Income Over Next Decade
Rekindling productivity growth in Canadian agriculture is a $30 billion opportunity over 10 years according to a new...
2024 Canadian Food Prices Predicted to Rise 2.5 to 4.5 Per cent
The Canada’s Food Price Report 2024 forecasts overall food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5 per cent, a Dec. 7 news release said. The average family of four will spend $16,297.20 on food in 2024, up $701.79 from last year. The most significant increases range from five to seven per cent for bakery, meat and vegetable items.
Alberta Invests to Expand Leduc Food Centre Business Incubator
The Alberta government is expanding the Leduc food centre’s Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator (APBI) by 2,300...
Lavie Bio Expands Seed Treatment Yalos to Cover Durum, Barley
Lavie Bio Ltd. is expanding usage its microbiome-based product for spring wheat called Yalos to include durum and...