To most of us on the Prairies, the sunflower is a familiar sight — tall, bold, and bright. But beneath those sunny...
Plant Breeding
Aaron Beattie’s Groundbreaking Work has Earned Him a Major Agrology Award
Aaron Beattie, a prominent plant breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC), has been...
Is the Winter Triticale Train Coming to a Stop? WCI’s Erin Collier Offers Some Insights
PHOTO: Erin Collier is business development officer for Western Crop Innovations. Western Crop Innovations (WCI) is...
New Cereal, Pulse and Oilseed Lines Bring Big Yields and New Markets for Farmers
PHOTO: Members of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale hold up their voting cards at last...
WCI Secures Registration Support for Five New Varieties at PGDC
PHOTO: The staff of Western Crop Innovations pose for a photo at the 2024 AgSmart event held in Olds. Western Crop...
One Trench at a Time: How John Conrad Tackled the Western Crop Innovations Transition
PHOTO: John Conrad is Alberta Agriculture's assistant deputy minister of primary agriculture. As one of the key...
How Farmers Can Help Keep Wheat Innovation Alive: Listen to Our CrossRoads Panel Discussion
PHOTO: From left: Alberta Seed Guide editor Marc Zienkiewicz; SeCan western business manager Todd Hyra; University of...
What Happens if AAFC No Longer Develops Field-Ready Cultivars? Listen to our Panel Discussion from Last Week
PHOTO: Panelists Jodi Souter Jeremy Boychyn and Loren Comin joined Alberta Seed Guide editor Marc Zienkiewicz for a...
Could a Single Winter Wheat Variety Hold the Key to A New Form of Wheat Midge Control?
Research out of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada indicates wheat midge eggs may not have hatched on a specific variety...
It’s Not Santa who Delivers New Seed Varieties: Takeaways From our AgSmart Panel Discussion on New Breeding Technologies That Benefit Farmers
PHOTO: Farmers can't simply send Santa a wish list for new crop varieties with certain agronomic traits. Those...
A New Kind of Plant Breeder
Jodi Souter’s company J4 Agri-Science is showing that private plant breeding startups have a crucial role to play in...
At 79 , Ed Lefsrud is Focused on the Road Ahead
The founder of Lefsrud Seed talks about the importance of expanding the seedgrower community and inspiring the next...
Bad-Smelling Wheat is the Next Weapon Against Midge
Imagine you’re a tiny wheat midge, buzzing around in search of the perfect place to lay your eggs. As you fly over a...
Why Should You Invest in New Genetics? Watch our Panel Discussion to Find Out
Featured photo: Last week's panel discussion at the CrossRoads Crop Conference featured Alberta Seed Guide Editor Marc...
We Need More Than Just Checkoff Dollars to Bring New Seed to Farmers
The funding landscape for seed development is more complicated than it used to be. While producer levies are crucial,...
Gene-Edited Wheat, Next-Gen Oats and Cool Technology: Watch our New Webinar on Innovations in Cereals
Miss today’s Seed World webinar sponsored by SeCan? No worries!...
The Seed Community is Rallying Around WCI as it Prepares to Meet the Future
Key seed industry players SeedNet, SaskBarley and Alberta Grains are joining others around the Western Crop...
SaskBarley Joins Western Crop Innovations, Makes $50,000 Contribution to Bolster Breeding
The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) has joined Western Crop Innovations (WCI) as a voting...
Is There a Shortage of Plant Breeders to Create New Seed Varieties? A New Study Says Yes
Valerio Hoyos-Villegas is worried. The dry bean breeder and professor at McGill University is one of several...
Watch This New Webinar on IP Compliance in Forage Seed Blends
As the demand for customized forage blends continues to rise, so does the importance of respecting the intellectual...