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PBR moves from education to enforcement
Ottawa, ON – January 23, 2018 – SeCan has reached settlement with a number of western producers who were selling...
How climate change alters plant growth
Global warming affects more than just plant biodiversity – it even alters the way plants grow. A team of researchers...
Pot Genetics: Why cannabis strains don’t all live up to their billing
Red Diesel, Moby Dick, Lemon Burst, or how about Girl Scout Cookies? All names for "bud," the cannabis flower, and...
Uncovering a Genetic Mechanism to Enhance Yield Potential in Cereal Crops
Solving the world’s food, feed and bioenergy challenges requires integration of multiple approaches and diverse...
New Survey Identifies Labour Challenges for Seed Growers
Throughout 2017, a number of seed growers and related organizations voiced concerns about lack of seed grower access...
Seed Synergy partners launch new website and release Green Paper
The Seed Synergy Collaboration Project has launched a new website, seedsynergy.net, and released a comprehensive Green...
Self-defense for plants
Salk scientists characterize unusual plant immune response to bacterial infection When you see brown spots on...
Flax Council of Canada Closing Its Doors
After 32 years of representing the interests of all agricultural and industrial flax interests, the Flax Council of...
David Sippell Joins Cibus to Lead Canadian Operations
Cibus, a leading trait development and plant breeding company, has appointed David Sippell as Vice President, and...
Agrium and PotashCorp Merger Completed Forming Nutrien
Nutrien Ltd. today announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between Agrium Inc. and Potash...
New limits to clothianidin and thiamethoxam use
Health Canada announced new mitigation measures today on the neonicotinoids clothianidin and thiamethoxam, pesticides...
Midge Tolerant Wheat Stewardship Goes Online
New system simplifies process for protecting midge tolerance. Growers of midge tolerant wheat are accustomed to...
Crop Gene Discovery Gets to the Root of Food Security
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered that a key gene which controls flowering time in wheat...
CSTA Kicks Off Better Seed, Better Life Program
The Canadian Seed Trade Association has launched its Better Seed, Better Life program at its semi-annual meeting in...
Board Members Eager to Get Growing
These two seed growers are new Alberta Seed Growers board members. Both have farming in their blood, and are pumped...
Canola still the king of the crops
By ATB Financial's Economics & Research Team Despite the growing diversity within Alberta’s farm crops, one famous...
Correctly Used Neonics Do Not Adversely Affect Honeybee Colonies, New Research Finds
The three most widely used neonicotinoid pesticides for flowering crops pose no risk to honeybee colonies when used...
Genome of Wheat Ancestor Sequenced
Technological Breakthrough Will Help Decode Massive Bread Wheat Genome, Accelerate Wheat Breeding Sequencing the bread...
Cigi Enters a New Era
The Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) works with the entire grain and field crop value chain within...