Monica Klass, general manager for the Alberta Seed Processors, sits down with Marc Zienkiewicz to talk about why she joined the board of Seeds Canada and the progress made over the past 18 months in building a national seed organization. Interview conducted at the...
Contrary to popular belief, the world is not running out of land for farming and we are not running out of food, says a Canadian expert in a field known as deeptech — instead, we are actually running out of farmers. According to Kiersten Stead, managing partner of...
The following piece is from our sister publication, European Seed. In late October, an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament voted in favour of adopting the Farm to Fork strategy. The move kicks off a domino-effect on farmers, agricultural companies and,...
The federal, provincial and territorial Canadian agriculture ministers wrapped up their annual conference releasing a shared agricultural policy framework focusing on sustainability, a Nov. 10 news release from the federal government says. “Today, my provincial...
Photo: Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. At its annual general meeting on April 14, 2021 the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) unveiled in new business plan, which the organization...
Photo: Pixabay Canadian farmers will still have access to clothianidin and thiamethoxam for use on most crops, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) says in two published decisions on March 31. The decision for clothianidin stated it’s...
