Today, agriculture is a vital industry to Canada’s economy and to the many Canadians it employs in a variety of fields. Unsurprisingly, agriculture also played a key role in our country’s development,...

Combine to Craft is all about sharing the Alberta story. From the field to the glass, we want to share with craft beverage enthusiasts near and far why they should look for the Alberta Barley logo as ...

When it comes to the Internet, it seems it can never be fast enough. Rural Internet service has improved significantly since the days of dial-up, but it still has a long way to go before it matches th...

Prior to Confederation, Canada already had more than 250 years of agricultural history to look back on from European settlers. However, that history was modest and the agriculture skewed toward subsis...

Jason “JP” Popesku is a lover of beer, but arguably, he was a lover of science first. After completing his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and biotechnology at the University of Waterloo in 2001,...

Alberta’s craft distilleries are raising a glass to toast the provincial government’s announcement of a new grant program for small distillers that will particularly benefit new entrants to the busine...

Baking bread at home can be daunting for those who have never used live cultures before. But despite that—and the complex science of bread baking—the slow-food movement and the quality of bread made a...

Hearing that a college student was growing mushrooms in his dorm room might give you the wrong idea, but Alex Villeneuve is not that kind of student. In fact, Villeneuve saw an opportunity in mushroom...

It may be surprising to some Canadians that real hunger exists right on our doorstep and just down the road. Canadian food banks are being called upon more and more to provide nutritious food for a la...

As our country celebrates its 150th birthday, there are many people, places and things that make us proud to be Canadian. In December 2016, Abacus Data, an Ottawa-based research group, compiled a list...