The first ever FutureFarm Canada Expo, organized by dmg events in partnership with the historic Olds College, will be held this July....

On No v. 3, 2016, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the federal government’s Transportation 2030 plan, which will include new legislation that will address several priority areas for grain tra...

Jody Klassen is one of many farmers across central and northern Alberta who really don’t see a happy ending for the story that played out late in 2016, leaving more than one million acres of grain and...

Variable-rate application and farming practices have been an emerging technology for 20 years—an oxymoron to be sure. The technology works, but we still have much to learn about how to best utilize it...

As a 2017 Nuffield Canadian scholar, I am about to embark on what will no doubt be the journey of a lifetime. I couldn’t be more excited for what lies ahead. Nuffield Canada is an amazing organization...

As the world has started to grapple with the short- and long-term consequences of burning fossil fuels, renewable energy sources have become all the rage. This has spurred researchers all around the w...

Wheat and barley research has improved by leaps and bounds under the Growing Forward 2 agriculture policy framework—specifically, thanks to the AgriInnovation program and its associated research “clus...

As anyone feeling the effects of Father Time will tell you, 25 years brings a lot of changes—some for the better, others not so much. The same can be said for international wheat markets over the past...

In agriculture, succession planning isn’t just an issue that affects the farm. As senior researchers in government and postsecondary institutions near retirement, the pressure to recruit the best and ...

Today’s solar panels may not look a whole lot different than this one— located in a pasture on the Usher Ranch in east-central Alberta—did 20 years ago. However, the technology for pumping water with ...