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Alberta Innovates Partners with Protein Industries Canada on Ag Data Project
Alberta Innovates has partnered with Protein Industries Canada (PIC) on a project to improve data use in Canada's...
Joint AgriRecovery Program Launched to Help Drought Stricken Prairies
Provinces will be able to invoke the late participation provision of AgriStability to allow more producers to access...
Alberta Ag Minister Working on Farmer Support for Dry Conditions
Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Minster Devin Dreeshen is concerned by the current dry conditions the province is...
WGRF Gives $235,000 in Funding to Farming Smarter
Photo: WGRF website The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is giving $253,000 in funding to Farming Smarter to...
Alberta Launches Water Runoff Monitoring Project
Researchers in Alberta will be taking a closer look at crop protection product runoff into waterways after receiving...
Alberta Makes it Easier to Apply for CAP Funding
Photo: Pixabay Alberta has simplified the process to apply for funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership...
Lethbridge College Receives Funds to Map Irrigation Watering
Photo: Alberta Irrigation Technology Centre Irrigation researchers at Lethbridge College has received funding to help...
Feds Launch Ag Clean Tech Program
Photo: Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Canadian farms and other agriculture...
Feds Launch Consultation Process on Future CAP Funding Agreement
Photo: Government of Canada website The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian...
Feds Fund 2,000 Youth Jobs in Ag
Photo: Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian government is providing up...
CWRC Gives $2 Million for U of A Wheat Breeding Program
A field of CS Jake, which is an ultra-early maturing variety with excellent stripe rust protection and higher protein...
Feds Invest in Edmonton Organic Plant-Based Food Manufacturer
Photo: BioNeutra website The Canadian government is investing $2.94 million from Western Economic Diversification...
AFSC to Merge Five Offices with Other Towns
Five branches of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) will be amalgamated with neighbouring offices...
Fed Program Expanded to Help Ag Businesses Better
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Government of Canada is expanding the Canadian...
Waiting on Clarity
As the Alberta government continues to make changes to how agriculture programs are delivered in the province,...
Prairie Barley Groups Commit $1.5 Million to AAFC
The Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) has committed more than $1.5 million over five years to a core breeding...
Prairie Wheat Grower Groups Commit $22.6 Million to AAFC
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has committed more than $22.6 million over five years to a core breeding...
U of A Takes Over Some Alberta Livestock Research
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is transferring some livestock research programs to the University of Alberta, the...
Provincial Barley Breeding Program Moved to Olds College
Agriculture and Forestry’s field crop development centre's barley breeding program has been moved to Olds College, the...