More than 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members are on strike as of April 19, 2023, a news release...
News
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,...
CP Rail Sets Record for January Grain Movement
Canadian Pacific moved 2.29 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in January — setting a...
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...