What should I consider when choosing to grow malt barley, and which varieties should I grow? To answer some of the questions farmers may have about the crop, the following guide includes basic information and links to further sources.

For those attending the Alberta Beer Awards at Calgary’s Palace Theatre, it was clearly a banner evening for Alberta’s craft-beer scene.

To a large extent, economics will dictate cropping plans for 2018, but the need to generate profit is also tempered by the employment of productive agronomic practices.

With Alberta’s carbon levy increase to $30 per tonne from $20 at the start of this year, energy-related operating costs on the farm, particularly grain drying, are likely to negatively affect the farm bottom line.

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND A STABLE BEEF SECTOR ADD UP TO OPPORTUNITY BY NATALIE NOBLE The rising prices and growing export opportunities of the 2017/18 crop year demonstrated that there is excellent potential for feed barley growers this season. Feed wheat also saw an increase, and the price spread between the two narrowed, holding feed barley steady and preventing its escalation. Early […]

AgSafe Alberta has now transitioned into an industry-led farm and ranch safety association featuring a board composed of 10 producers representing crop and livestock groups.

There’s no magic wand that can spin lower-quality grain into gold, but you can make the most of a difficult situation by putting in the legwork of taking samples, expanding the network of buyers that you talk to and being open to creative marketing options.

The AdvancingAg Future Leaders program is now accepting applications. 

While the mainstream media continues to paint a dire picture of honeybee populations in North America, commercial beekeepers in Alberta celebrated record hive numbers as the summer of 2017 came to a close. What makes the news even sweeter is that the robust season came directly on the heels of devastating winterkill the previous year.

Extremely dry conditions across the southern Prairies in the 2017 season resulted in surprisingly good yields for most wheat farmers. Prairie crop commissions credit the successful harvest to both ongoing research efforts that have produced drought-resistant plant varieties and farmers who have made the best use of soil health and conservation practices.