Alberta farmers are shaking up their planting strategies — and sending a clear message: adaptability is the new...
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Why Alberta’s Cereals Sector is Watching Winnipeg Right Now
PHOTO: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announces new funding for the Gate initiative in Winnipeg last week. Canada’s secret...
Farmers Brace for Impact as U.S. Trade War Creates Implications for Wheat and Barley Exports
A new article from Alberta Grains paints a picture of the future of a cross-border relationship that has long been...
U.S. Tariffs “Reckless”, says Alberta Grain Farmer
PHOTO: Tara Sawyer is an Alberta farmer and chair of Grain Growers of Canada. A controversial 25% tariff on Canadian...
Future-Proofing Wheat Breeding in Canada: Stay Tuned for our CrossRoads Panel Discussion
On Jan. 29, the Alberta Seed Guide will host a panel discussion at the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton on the...
Challenging Growing Conditions for Barley Lead to Declines in 2024
Estimated barley production for 2024 is 7.839 million tonnes Barley production in western Canada saw a notable...
Canada’s 2024 Western Red Spring Wheat Crop Delivered Excellent Milling Quality
The 2024 Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat crop in western Canada has been hailed for its excellent milling performance,...
Why we Have to Act Now to Future-Proof Wheat Breeding in Canada
Canada’s wheat industry is at a crossroads. For decades, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has been the...
Why Should You Invest in New Genetics? Watch our Panel Discussion to Find Out
Featured photo: Last week's panel discussion at the CrossRoads Crop Conference featured Alberta Seed Guide Editor Marc...
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...
We Need More Than Just Checkoff Dollars to Bring New Seed to Farmers
The funding landscape for seed development is more complicated than it used to be. While producer levies are crucial,...
Growers Must Rely on Agronomic Practices, Resistant Varieties to Beat Wheat Stem Sawfly
PHOTO: Cross section of AAC Oakman VB showing stem solidness, which is an important trait to use along with proper...
Genetic Tweaks can Make Oats More Nutritious, Increase Shelf Life
Health-conscious consumers and oat product producers will find new hope in the latest research out of McGill...
Experience the Next Wave: Vision to Variety – Inside FP Genetics’ R&D Team
Passion drives each and every one of us at FP Genetics. As the Director of Research and Development, I have the...
U of Calgary and WCI Strike Partnership
Western Crop Innovations has entered a memorandum of understanding with the University of Calgary. Aligning current...
The Seed Community is Rallying Around WCI as it Prepares to Meet the Future
Key seed industry players SeedNet, SaskBarley and Alberta Grains are joining others around the Western Crop...
Shape the Future of Crop Innovation: Take Part in the Western Crop Innovations Survey
Western Crop Innovations (WCI), a not-for-profit crop research and development centre based in Lacombe, is calling on...
The United States has Given the Green Light to GM Wheat
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. has just achieved a major milestone with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
SaskBarley Joins Western Crop Innovations, Makes $50,000 Contribution to Bolster Breeding
The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) has joined Western Crop Innovations (WCI) as a voting...
Wheat at Risk: Researchers are Tackling the Growing Threat of Tan Spot
Pictured: Reem Aboukhaddour of the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre in the field. Wheat fields stretching...