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Resistance to Major Fungal Disease in Oilseed Crops Now Possible
In a world first, researchers from the University of Western Australia in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural...
New Public Trust Research Tackles Transparency in 2017
Find out what consumers are looking for from restaurants, grocery stores, food companies, governments and farmers at...
Western farmers worry they’ll pay the price of saving supply management under NAFTA
Kevin Auch has been putting in long hours on his southern Alberta farm harvesting durum wheat — and also fretting...
BASF receives MRLs for HEAT LQ as a pre-harvest herbicide in wheat and barley
In time for the 2017 cereal harvest, BASF Canada confirms that the CODEX Alimentarius Commission (CAC) established...
New publications encourage Canadian honey bee health
The Bee Health Roundtable recently published two documents related to honey bee health: Canadian Best Management...
Canada’s Yukon offers free land if you’re willing to farm the north
In Canada's far north, the government of Yukon Territory wants to attract small farmers to the frigid region with a...
Dan Wright new CSTA president
Dan Wright is the new president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Wright becomes the association's...
New Canadian Agricultural Partnership to Help Position Canada as a Leader in the Global Economy
Canada's Ministers of Agriculture have reached agreement on the key elements of a new federal, provincial, territorial...
Alberta Farm families Honoured
Alberta families who have farmed the same land for 100 years or more are being recognized with Century Farm and Ranch...
New Alberta online Fusarium head blight risk tool
Alberta’s wheat farmers can now add a Fusarium head blight (FHB) risk tool to their agronomy toolbox, improving their...
Australia scientists make accidental breakthrough that could lead to drought-proof crops
A group of Australian National University (ANU) scientists has made a major breakthrough that could improve...
Satellite technology could help ag producers measure soil moisture
Agricultural producers could, in the future, make use of better forecasts to more efficiently irrigate their fields...
Hybrids Change Cereal Grain Economics
What hybrid varieties have done for corn and canola is now occurring with rye, and should soon be happening with...
Agrium and PotashCorp will become Nutrien
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. announced today that once the anticipated merger transaction closes, the new...
Chinese Academy of Sciences Partners with Bayer to Improve Wheat Yields
A team of researchers from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and...
German breeders develop ‘open-source’ plant seeds
There's open-source software, open-source pharma research, and open-source beer. Now, there are open-source seeds,...
Bee Buzzes Could Help Determine How to Save their Decreasing Population
According to recent studies, declines in wild and managed bee populations threaten the pollination of flowers in more...
Report highlights economic, environmental benefits of biotech
A new report released today by PG Economics has found that over the last 20 years, crop biotechnology has...
Seeding decisions harvest opportunities for Canadian farmers
With innovations in crop science, production practices, and marketing, Canadian farm operators are growing a wider...