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Roger Chevraux Re-elected as Alberta Canola Chair
Roger Chevraux has been re-elected as chair of the Alberta Canola board of directors, along with Ian Chitwood as...
China Makes Unprecedented Decision, Approves Eight New GM Crops
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced new and renewed biosafety...
Canada Developing First-ever Grocery Code of Conduct
Canada is developing it's first-ever Grocery Code of Conduct which will enhance transparency in the food industry, a...
New Project Enhances the Future of Food with Cellular Agriculture
Investment platform CULT Food Science Corp. recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop...
Feds Launch Consultations to Develop Sustainable Ag Strategy
The Canadian government has opened a consultation process to develop a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), a Dec....
Alberta Investing $7 million in East Central Irrigation Project
The Alberta government along with the Municipal District of Acadia, the Special Areas Board and the Canada...
Three Albertans Picked as Nuffield Scholars
Three Albertans, Kirk Zembal, Craig Lester and Emily Ford, have been chosen as this year’s Nuffield Canada scholars, a...
Number of Canadian Female Farmers Up by 12.3 Per cent
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. As of 2021 there are 79,795 female farm operators...
U of A Researcher Identifying Main Stressors for Farmers
Over the next two years a researcher at the University of Alberta is working to identify the biggest stressors farmers...
Alberta Wheat, Barley Farmers Vote in Favour of Amalgamation
Preliminary results show farmers in Alberta have voted in favour of the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) and the...
CN Rail Sets Weekly Grain Movement Record
CN Rail set a record for weekly grain movement during the week of Oct. 16, an Oct. 24 news release said. The company...
Alberta Agriculture Ministry Has a New Name
The ministry of agriculture in Alberta will now be referred to as the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, an Oct....
Alberta Tops for Highest Farm Operating Revenues Nationally
Alberta has the highest farm operating revenues in Canada with the province reporting $22.2 billion in farm operating...
La Nina to Bring Cold, Stormy Winter for Prairies
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. La Nina is expected to bring cold air and more...
Prairie Canola Performance Trials Discontinued
The Western Canada canola performance trials (CPT) program will end following the release of the 2022 growing season...
Olds College Launches Ag Communications Course
Olds College is launching an Agriculture Communications Certificate for fall 2023, an Oct. 11 news release said. The...
Seed World Group Wins Three Canadian Ag Journalism Awards
Seed World Group has won three agriculture journalism awards at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards...
Canadian Farmland Values, Interest Rates on the Rise
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Farmland values across Canada continued to increase...
Voting Opens for Alberta Wheat, Barley Merger
Barley and wheat farmers in Alberta can vote throughout the month of October on if Alberta Barley and the Alberta...