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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...
Renewable Energy, Tech Use Rising on Canadian Farms
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. More Canadians than ever are using renewable energy...
Researchers Close to Utilizing Rapeseed For Human Consumption
In the European Union, half of plant proteins come from rapeseed plants. The plant has only previously been used for...
Feds Raise Interest-Free Limit on Advance Payments Program to $350,000
The federal government is raising the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program from $250,000 to $350,000...
Corteva Agriscience Announces New Active Bexoveld
Corteva Agriscience announced Bexoveld active as the newest herbicide’s brand name according to a release. The active...
Keep it Clean Releases 2023 Product Advisory
Keep it Clean has released its 2023 Product Advisory to inform Canadian growers of potential market risks associated...
More than 155,000 Canadian Public Service Employees on Strike
More than 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members are on strike as of April 19, 2023, a news release...
FMC Corporation, The HALO Trust to Improve Ukrainian Farm Safety
FMC Corporation and The HALO Trust are collaborating to improve farm safety in Ukraine according to a release. FMC is...
Ag Recycling Increasing in Alberta Through Pilot Program
A pilot program called ‘Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle It!' is picking up steam with more Alberta farmers recycling...
New Partnership between Lucent Bio, AGT Foods and Co-op for Fertilizer
Crop nutrition company Lucent Bio and plant-based agri-food processor AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. (AGT Foods), their...
Albaugh Buys Corteva’s Glyphosate Business
Albaugh, LLC. announced the acquisition of Corteva Agriscience’s glyphosate business, according to a release. The...
Canadian Cereal Crops Have $68.8 Billion Impact on Economy
A new report commissioned by Cereals Canada has found that Canadian-grown wheat, barley, durum, and oats had an...
Canadian Government Supports Farmers’ Mental Health
Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food announced financial support from the federal...
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...
FMC Announced Support of Ukrainian Farmers
FMC announced they will be supporting Ukrainian farmers by donating three per cent of sales revenue through...
FBN Announces John Vaske as New CEO
Farmers Business Network (FBN) has announced John Vaske will be their new CEO, according to a release. The...
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,...