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Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta potato growers are navigating surging input costs, new global competitors, and an uncertain U.S. trade relationship.
Alberta potato growers face rising costs, trade uncertainty and global competition
Input costs have surged, global competitors are gaining ground, and the U.S. trade relationship remains Alberta's biggest concern, Potato Growers of Alberta leaders told a regional meeting in Taber
Alberta farmers weigh in on Canada’s new soil health strategy
The federal government is partnering with the Soil Conservation Council of Canada on a national strategy, and Alberta producers see promise — but also have questions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta producers welcome Ottawa's commitment to a national soil health strategy but want to know who's at the table and what the end game is.
CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’
There was very little change in the April supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 9, with the report essentially being a carbon copy of the March estimates.
ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets
Canola futures broke below their nearby trading range as a selloff in crude oil weighed on prices. While seasonal price trends point higher, direction will continue to come from developments in the Middle East.
OPINION: Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops
Scientists are working to understand the genetic factors that control plant growth so they can be used to develop crops that handle weather stress like drought, heat and frost.
Alberta farmers cut fertilizer costs by turning to compost
Producers at an Alberta Living Lab webinar say compost builds soil health, cuts input costs and keeps nutrients out of landfills
Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta producers say compost is reducing their dependence on synthetic fertilizer while improving soil resilience.
Split nitrogen applications help Prairie grain farm manage risk and efficiency
Chelsi and Nathan Beernaert spread fertilizer across multiple passes on their 4,000-acre operation and University of Manitoba research supports the approach
Reading Time: 4 minutes Spreading nitrogen across multiple passes helps manage risk, workload and logistics through the season.
Fungicide timing for white mould depends on how many passes you plan to make
Spraying too early leaves most of the canopy unprotected, and the right timing shifts depending on whether growers plan one, two or three fungicide applications
Reading Time: 4 minutes Fungicides only protect the canopy that exists at the time of application.
Alberta pulse growers can claim tax credits on check-off dollars
SR&ED program lets producers recover up to 30.3 per cent of their 2025 check-off payment for research and development investments
Reading Time: 2 minutes APG confirms SR&ED tax credit eligibility for 2025 check-off payments
Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat
Cash prices for feed barley and wheat continued to remain largely flat, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.