Agriculture

High moisture - top canola storage risk for 2020

KENORA,ON. -- All canola should be conditioned immediately after combining to cool it down, even out the temperature throughout the bin and remove any moisture released through natural seed respiratio...

Sep 18, 2020

New project examines agriculture plastic recycling

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A three-year initiative will focus on improving how agricultural plastics are recovered and recycled.The project called Building a Zero-Plastic Waste Strategy for Agriculture will b...

Sep 17, 2020

FCC Review suggests modest increase in farmland values for 2020

REGINA, SK. - Average farmland values in Canada are showing modest increases for the first six months of 2020.The review of land prices by Farm Credit Canada shows Alberta and Saskatchewan posting the...

Sep 15, 2020

Researching benefits of precision irrigation on potato fields

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- No matter what crop is put in the field, farmers are always looking for production efficiencies while maintaining or even increasing crop yields. That includes Alberta`s potato grow...

Sep 10, 2020

Deadline extended for Alberta Beef Producers Delegate Nominations

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta Beef producers have more time to show their interest in helping to guide the province's beef industry, as the delegate nominations deadline has been extended to October 15. ...

Sep 09, 2020

Not quite blackleg or sclerotinia? Could be verticillium

WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Verticillium stripe, a stem disease, is showing up in more canola fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and harvest is a good time to look for it. The fungal pathogen Vertici...

Sep 08, 2020

Harvest begins early for Southern Alberta`s sweetest crop

TABER, AB. -- With the memory of Southern Alberta`s early start to winter last fall still upper-most in the minds of sugar beet growers, they`ve decided to move up the harvest this season.The 2019 har...

Sep 03, 2020

Ensuring animal health with new diagnostic pilot project

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A new pilot project at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, has set out to help livestock producers ensure the health of their animals. Funding is being provide...

Sep 02, 2020

Changes to Lethbridge College’s Agriculture Sciences program brings new student options

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Agriculture Sciences program at Lethbridge College has instituted some positive changes, which will better prepare students for a career in the Ag industry.In past years, studen...

Sep 01, 2020

Pork producers seek additional assistance

OTTAWA, ON. -- The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) changed its ask of the federal government on an assistance program. CPC Chair Rick Bergmann said they requested targeted enhancements to AgriStability wh...

Aug 27, 2020