A seed-sorting machine that can analyze grain kernels on a chemical level is opening new processing possibilities for Canadian grain farmers....

The first farm meetings I covered as a young radio reporter in Weyburn, SK were pretty sullen affairs....

GrainsWest capped off its inaugural year in style by being named the recipient of the Best New Magazine, as voted by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA)....

A price transparency initiative meant to provide accurate and timely data for the Canadian grain market is officially underway, following an announcement at FarmTech Jan. 28 by federal Agriculture Min...

There is a new player in the cellphone game and, despite what you may think, it’s not the latest offering from Apple or Samsung....

John Bocock believes the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) has seen a healthy, progressive change over the last century. ...

The Scottish game of curling was introduced to Canada in 1807 in Montreal, QC, but didn’t make its way west for another 80 years, where the first game was played in Edmonton in 1888. From there, the g...

The labour-intensive task of decoding one of the world’s highly consumed wheat varieties has made headway in Saskatoon, SK. ...

BY JEREMY SIMES   A new tool that calculates the carbon footprint of canola and barley production within the farm gate will increase Canada’s competitive advantage in the global market. The downl...

Farmers are on the front line of our food production. Daily, they are battling the elements, including nasty, uncooperative weather, invasive insects, disease, and weeds that choke and steal the nutri...