In this month's Farm Gate we take a closer look at wheat re-classification, terminal expansion, an old pesticide with new applications, identifying malt varieties with genetic markers and a failed Mon...

Fritz Sick probably isn’t a household name, even among today’s serious beer connoisseurs. But his legacy to the brewing industry and the city of Lethbridge, where he founded his empire, lives on today...

Gluten has made its way into our everyday life. It's right up there with breathing, selfies and saying "literally." Gluten is a combination of proteins commonly found in wheat, barley and rye, and it'...

Grains and flours may be common items in every grocery store, but when it comes to flagship products, bread carries the banner for wheat....

It was lunch hour at Sunterra Market Keynote in Calgary, and it was elbow-to-elbow at the self-serve salad bar. Office folk in casual-Friday finery heaped cubed ham, spinach and shredded cheese into p...

You’re craving a cool drink on a hot day. You go into your kitchen, turn on the faucet, and there it is—pure, free-flowing, seemingly endless water. In any modern home, it’s a convenience so basic we ...

Two voices in the GMO debate weigh in and make their case. Who has the more convincing argument? You decide....

Out on his acreage in rural Saskatchewan, 33-year-old Todd Roberts happily went about his annual chores of clearing away weeds and turning over the garden for planting. “Fortunately, I’ve got the good...

Every time you see a Tim Hortons sandwich on a billboard, watch a McDonald’s commercial on TV or buy a box of frozen chicken strips because of how delicious the picture on the package looks, you are b...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the ar...