The German Agricultural Society, commonly referred to by its German acronym, DLG, is a cutting-edge, farmer-focused group in northeast Germany that is committed to farmer gains.

Before starting any conversation about whether or not so-called genetically modified foods— commonly referred to as GM foods or GMOs—should be labelled, I like to make one thing clear: this is not a discussion about health and safety. We have been eating foods containing GM ingredients for two decades. These foods have a remarkable food safety record. People around the world have eaten innumerable meals containing GM ingredients without a single credible case of harm.

A competitive table tennis player, a Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan and now a plant entomology researcher at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Haley Catton is not one to shy away from a challenge.

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 and what ends up on their plates, a new food centre was launched this spring.

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 strengthened intellectual property protection and plant breeders’ rights, seed growers are starting to see the change in their industry.

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 bill to revamp the Canada Grain Act died on the order paper prior to the 2015 federal election.

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, according to a report by the provincial government, costing hundreds of millions of dollars and triggering the largest fire evacuation in the province’s history.

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 potato crops.