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New Alberta labour standards for paid farm workers tabled
Waged farm workers in Alberta will be allowed to unionize and get new rules governing vacation pay and youth...
Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts
No seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now...
Canadian young leaders chosen for Youth Ag-Summit
Bayer, together with partners Groene Kring (GK) and Fédération des Jeunes Agriculteurs (FJA), is pleased to announce...
Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture
Farm operators are slightly older and there are fewer farms in Canada than in 2011, but farms are on average larger...
New AFSC board appointed
A new board of directors will provide oversight and accountability at the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation...
Innovative program targets native bee habitat
Syngenta Canada and the Soil Conservation Council of Canada (SCCC) have teamed up to work with Prairie farmers to...
Expanding Opportunities for Young Canadians in Agriculture
The federal government has announced a two-year investment of up to $5.2 million for the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs...
Farmer directors deliver Alberta’s grain industry messaging and priorities in Ottawa
Team Alberta, along with the Grain Growers of Canada, were in Ottawa last week meeting with various parliamentarians...
Legislation to re-empower agricultural commissions
The Alberta government is supporting agricultural commissions by giving producers more autonomy to choose which...
Heightened Risk from Pea Leaf Weevil in 2017
Research shows that treating pea seed with a systemic insecticide product is the most effective control measure to...
Consultation on draft Plant and Animal Health Strategy for Canada
A draft of the Plant and Animal Health Strategy is now available online for consultation, and the government is...
New canola calculator matches seeding rate to risk factors
New seeding rate and plant stand calculators from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) will help canola growers set an...
New Precision Seeding Field Demonstrations announced at Olds College
Olds College, Agri-Trade Equipment Expo, Olds Regional Exhibition and dmg::events (Canada) Inc. are partnering to...
LCRC receives recommendation for interim registration on first variety
The first variety from Limagrain Cereals Research Canada's (LCRC) cereal breeding program has been recommended for...
Blue Book Now Available
One of the most widely requested publications from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF), the Crop Protection book,...
Agricultural robot may be ‘game changer’ for crop growers, breeders
A semiautonomous robot may soon be roaming agricultural fields gathering and transmitting real-time data about the...
Share Your Vision, Shape Your Industry
Be part of the discussion as the CSGA and Canadian seed industry engages its membership online. In July 2016, the...
Pulses Take Centre Stage
IYP will have long lasting benefits for pulse industry Many seeds were planted during the International Year of the...
CSTA Launches Better Seed, Better Life
The Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) has launched its Better Seed, Better Life program. Through Better Seed,...