All of us at 20/20 Seed Labs are particularly excited about the 2022 season because it’s the first season where our new greenhouse will be completely finished and in operation. We initially had the idea to build a greenhouse five years ago, primarily because we were...
Photo: Keep it Clean To keep Canadian farmers up to date on the market risks associated with certain crop protection products, Keep it Clean has released its 2021 Product Advisory, the group says in a news release on April 15. Keep it Clean updates this list annually....
A round-up of the new tests, testing methods and equipment being used in Alberta to expand knowledge of seed quality, and a look at what’s to come. Seed testing in Alberta is evolving with new methods and technologies. It’s also expanding to include more crops. The...
The Keep it Clean program connects all levels of crop production from life sciences companies to exporters in order to keep Canadian crops up to customer standards. The majority of the crops Canadian farmers grow are exported internationally to markets which may have...
Now, more than ever, seed testing provides excellent value as a very small but critical input cost in producing the best crop. “For a relatively small amount of money, you get a large degree of assurance,” says Morgan Webb, owner and senior seed analyst at Seed Check...
It was a hard harvest in Alberta in 2018. Due to the wet, cold and snowy conditions in September and October, there were estimates that more than five per cent of all crops had yet to be harvested at the beginning of November. After a hard year, bin-run seed may be...
