Every year, thousands of Canadian farmers meet their fall cash flow needs through an Advance Payments Program cash advance from Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA). A cash advance provides farmers with access to low-interest financing through their unsold crop and livestock inventory. “With an interest rate of 0.25% below prime and with the first $250,000 […] Read more
Five Ways Farmers Use a Fall Cash Advance from CCGA
Genesis Fertilizers Building the Next Generation of Canadian Fertilizer Production
Genesis Fertilizers is proposing to build a state-of-the-art fertilizer manufacturing facility in Belle Plaine, Sask., strategically located near major services and transportation corridors. What sets this apart from other projects is that this facility’s goal is to become the world’s lowest carbon footprint nitrogen factory, with a majority ownership held by farmers. “This project signifies […] Read more
What are the top issues facing Alberta agriculture?
The Simpson Centre is a research policy institute at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. We are committed to strengthening Canada’s agriculture sector through evidence-based research and policy analysis. Please take our 10-minute survey. We need your feedback on issues you want the provincial government to address. Individual responses are anonymous. The survey […] Read more
Local knowledge, local service
Servus Credit Union has more than 80 years of experience working with Alberta farmers and ranchers
If you’re a farmer, rancher or agri-business owner, you know how important it is for your financial institution to understand your unique business needs. And to find that institution in Alberta, you need look no further than your local branch of Servus Credit Union. Brayden LelekRelationship OfficerBusiness – South “We go out right to people’s […] Read more
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Answer the Call to Farm
Being a young farmer in Canada today is a challenge, but Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers regional winners Roelof and Mary van Benthem, who operate a fourth-generation dairy farm near Spruce View, Alberta, are rising to it–answering the call to farm in innovative ways. Mary and Roelof operate van Benthem Dairy alongside Roelof’s parents who had […] Read more
G3 is Moving Alberta Farmers’ Grain to Market Faster Than Ever
Alberta farmer Craig Mills started delivering grain to G3‘s Morinville elevator as soon as it opened in 2020. He liked what he saw right away. “A bright, clean modern facility, nice and clean and fresh,” he says. Since then, he says he’s appreciated that the facility has maintained its speed and efficiency even as more […] Read more
Prominex herbicide combines performance with flexible timing
Its robust dose provides effective control of many sizes and stages of annual and perennial broadleaf weeds
Last season was dry with a slowly emerging crop, and Bentz Aldinger knew it was a question of timing when it came to deciding when to apply his herbicide. Should it be when the crop was at the ideal stage for application, or when the weeds were small and easier to manage? The choice to […] Read more
A new way to buy inputs
Farmers Business Network offers choice, transparency and on-farm delivery
Buying crop inputs doesn’t need to be onerous or time-consuming. Traditionally, growers’ buying choices have been restricted to their local retailers or local reps. No longer. Thanks to Farmers Business Network®’s (FBN®) new and improved online FBN Direct® store, Alberta growers have a better option to purchase crop protection and nutrition products. FBN’s augmented site […] Read more
Exhilarate gives growers the upper hand
A combination of proven chemistry plus Arylex provides a wide window of broadleaf weed control
Danny Dion knows if cleavers get out of hand in his wheat or barley, he is going to have a problem. But when he uses Exhilarate herbicide, he can trust it to do a good job on the cleavers as well as other broadleaf weeds. He says that Exhilarate is formulated from a product he […] Read more
A successful canola harvest requires a season-long commitment
Corteva Agriscience™ product options offer a systems approach to help farmers manage their crop from seed through harvest
Canola is a high-value crop, but to reap its rewards it needs to be nurtured throughout the growing season. The investment in good technology, solid agronomics and crop protection products can help overcome some of the unpredictability of the weather on the Canadian Prairies and result in a high return on that investment. Corteva Agriscience […] Read more