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 catastrophe, for Canadian wheat farmers.

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 agency maintains.

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 Brewing.

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

Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) move to recognize the “rigour” of Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) programs will increase market access for Canadian grain companies in years to come, according to those in the industry.

The orange blossom wheat midge is a delicate, bright-orange fly. It’s half the size of a mosquito. Yet these little flies have been known to cause yield loss of more than 50 per cent in Alberta’s wheat fields.

Elected April 16, 2019, the United Conservative Party’s Devin Dreeshen was sworn in on April 30 as MLA for Innisfail–Sylvan Lake.

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s department of Animal and Poultry Science see opportunity in using mealworms to create value from DON contaminated grain.