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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...
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition Commits $11.8 Million to Crop Development Centre
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has committed $11.8 million over the next five years to a core breeding...
Tan Spot a Growing Threat in 2025
PHOTO: Reem Aboukhaddour of AAFC Lethbridge is uncovering the mechanisms behind the tan spot pathogen’s virulence and...
Future-Proofing Wheat Breeding in Canada: Stay Tuned for our CrossRoads Panel Discussion
On Jan. 29, the Alberta Seed Guide will host a panel discussion at the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton on the...
Canada’s 2024 Western Red Spring Wheat Crop Delivered Excellent Milling Quality
The 2024 Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat crop in western Canada has been hailed for its excellent milling performance,...
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...
Why we Have to Act Now to Future-Proof Wheat Breeding in Canada
Canada’s wheat industry is at a crossroads. For decades, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has been the...
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...
Growers Must Rely on Agronomic Practices, Resistant Varieties to Beat Wheat Stem Sawfly
PHOTO: Cross section of AAC Oakman VB showing stem solidness, which is an important trait to use along with proper...
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 United States has Given the Green Light to GM Wheat
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. has just achieved a major milestone with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Wheat at Risk: Researchers are Tackling the Growing Threat of Tan Spot
Pictured: Reem Aboukhaddour of the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre in the field. Wheat fields stretching...
The First Ergot-Resistant Durum has Been Developed
In a Canadian first, ergot resistance has been incorporated into a durum line, called DT2033. It has a stack of...
New Fusarium Head Blight Mapping Tool Now Available
New Prairie-wide Fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps are now available to producers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and...
Most of the Province is Experiencing Above-Average Seeding Progress
According to the province's latest crop report, warmer than normal temperatures over much of the province has provided...
How a Desire to Lead Brought This Wheat Breeder to Alberta
Gurcharn Singh Brar is a wheat breeder whose path meandered from the breadbaskets of Punjab, India, to the sprawling...
13 Years and Counting: Remember Life Before Midge Tolerant Wheat?
For 13 growing seasons, wheat farmers in Western Canada have had access to a powerful agronomic tool against wheat...
Alberta Grains’ First Executive Director is in Learning Mode
In the world of Alberta agriculture, leadership is pivotal. Mike Flynn, the newly appointed executive director of...