BY STAN BLADE, P. Ag. 2019 is the year we in the University of Alberta’s faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) celebrate a century of teaching and research in soil science. I...

Unless one is specifically growing a feed variety of barley, or a class of wheat intended for the livestock or ethanol market, a crop that grades as feed can be an unwelcome surprise....

Held in late July of 2019, the Made in Canada Crop Tour was conducted with the co-operation of four industry groups to help create just such barley buy in....

Every farmer will experience it at some point. Making a grain delivery at their local elevator, a sinister sample downgrades the entire load of a crop so dutifully grown....

Expanding the farm isn’t something you do overnight and shouldn’t be done without planning....

It is increasingly common for people who grew up on the farm to pursue education and off-farm careers before settling back on their family farms....

Increasing wheat yields in the Black Sea region of Russia and Ukraine may send chills down the spines of Canadian farmers, but those in the know say changes in global production spell opportunity, not...

Esther Salvano assumed directorship of the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory in July of 2019, bringing with her an affinity for the strong science-based programs and policies the a...

Encompassing land in the Calgary, Strathmore and Drumheller areas, the multi-generational Hilton Ventures grain farm produces high-quality malting barley, and family members operate Origin Malting and...

The implications of manipulating the cellular carbon flux within the wheat plant are immense for grain farmers and consumers. ...