There's a disconnect between what’s happening in Canadian agriculture and what Canadians think is happening in Canadian agriculture. To help Canadians better understand what’s going on in the fields a...

More than a year after the passage of the Agricultural Growth Act and ratification of the 1991 Act of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV ’91), which strengthen...

Lethbridge College has a new research chair in irrigation science—the school’s first-ever fully funded applied research chair....

Several sectors of the Canadian grain industry are hoping the current federal government will follow through with longstanding plans to modernize the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) after the latest b...

Revered by chefs, foodies and potato growers alike, the Canuck born-and-bred Yukon Gold potato celebrates its golden anniversary in 2016....

April showers—or lack thereof—brought May wildfires instead of flowers this year to the residents of Fort McMurray. The tragic natural disaster burned through almost 1.5 million acres of land, accordi...

Mention "wireworms" to producers across Canada and watch faces fall. The pest, which is the larval stage of the click beetle, causes millions of dollars in damage annually to Canadian cereal and potat...

Not all trade issues are worth the worry—in our complex global system of international trade, the odd snag is to be expected. But when the trade at stake is worth billions of dollars to Canadian canol...

It's no secret that farming can be extremely stressful. Weather is a constant threat—from planting conditions in spring, to the amount and timeliness of rain during the season, and finally the risk of...

The warm, sunny days of summer are perfect for enjoying an ice-cold beer or two with friends, family or colleagues. In Western Canada, summer also represents one of the busiest times for the hard-work...