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Industry News
Seeding Progress at 85 Per cent
The wildfires continue to burn in areas of crop land having some impact on seeding progress. With only minor seeding...
Rock Wins Over Scissors, Does Weather Win Over Consumers?
Weather has a huge impact on every part of farming and growing. From what time the seed can go into the ground, how...
Starting at the Seed Level to Produce Food
Seed is the basis of almost all food, which makes certified seed paramount to ensure food quality. If you don’t have...
Policy Experts Applaud Gene Editing Decision
The Canadian seed sector is celebrating May 3 as an historic day for Canadian agriculture, after the Canadian Food...
Canadian Ag Minister Announces Gene Editing Regulations
In a virtual press conference on May 3, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed new plant...
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Merge to Create CPKC
As of April 14, 2023 Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) have combined to create Canadian Pacific...
Albaugh Buys Corteva’s Glyphosate Business
Albaugh, LLC. announced the acquisition of Corteva Agriscience’s glyphosate business, according to a release. The...
February Set New Grain Record
Collaboration improved among the grain industry allowing for a shipping record. February 2023 was the best February on...
Yield10 Bioscience and American Airlines Sign MOU For A Collaboration On Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. announced a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with American Airlines, Inc. according...
Burcon Update on JV, Merit Functional Foods Corporation
Burcon NutraScience Corporation (Burcon), a technology company working in the development of plant-based proteins for...
The BASF Hybrid Wheat Program is Leaving Canada
BASF has decided to cease its activities in hybrid wheat seed development in North America and continue in Europe, the...
U.S., Canadian Growers Have Access to New Camelina Contracts
With the North American 2023 growing season on the horizon, growers are looking to solidify decisions for this year’s...
Commercial Launch of Optimum GLY Canola Announced by Corteva Agriscience
Farmers will have access to proprietary, advanced herbicide trait technology for canola for the 2023 planting season,...
Canadian Grain Commission Shares New Science Strategy
The Canadian Grain Commission just released its new Science Strategy, according to a release. The strategy details the...
Global Seed Exports and Imports: Comparisons Between 2015 and 2020
Each year, the International Seed Federation (ISF) releases its seed statistics that detail the seed exports and...
AAFC Funding to Allow CSGA to Provide More Efficient Service
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has...
As the Bioeconomy Feeds the Future, Regulatory Barriers Must be Broken Down
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. In a world rocked by political conflict, economic...
Mike Dungate Elected Chair of Canadian Centre for Food Integrity
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) Board...
CSGA Launches Canada’s First Online Seed Learning Platform
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has...