Seed growers in Alberta and British Columbia have come together to form one new united organization. A new agricultural organization was formed in Western Canada earlier this year, and while it’s not starting from nothing, the group is bringing together two...
BASF has found emergence issues with InVigor canola hybrids may have been caused by seed treatment and environmental factors. After reports of emergence issues with InVigor canola hybrids in June this year across Western Canada, BASF has found through investigation...
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. The seed industry has always been a family business for Greg Stamp, seed sales manager for Stamp Seeds in Enchant, Alta. Though he’s only been involved for 16 years, his family’s company has been up and...
Will Van Roessel is always up for trying out a new crop as a seed grower. Will Van Roessel has always been a farmer that looks for opportunities. When he started farming on his own in 1980, he didn’t have a lot of land and needed a way to make the most money he could...
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Seeds Canada is proposing the formation of an independent standards setting body which would oversee the country’s seed regulatory framework. Some say it could start an important conversation. Canada’s...
An important harvest is quickly approaching — the fall of 2022. The world is looking at Canadian farmers, processors and exporters to take action and alleviate the growing pressure on the global food supply resulting from the invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19...
