Alberta Outstanding Young Farmer

Outstanding Young Farmer named in Alberta

Sarah Weigum’s work with Alect Seeds earns her Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmers award

Reading Time: 2 minutes Three Hills farmer earns Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmers award through marketing of Alect Seeds to bring the best varieties and crop types to their customers and improve the quality of the land they farm.






First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace

First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace

Soil moisture conditions very from region to region

Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.







Winter wheat test plots at AAFC Lethbridge. PHOTO: Byron Lee; AAFC Lethbridge

Fall 2024 is looking good for winter cereals

Despite a dry season in the western Prairies, experts expect winter wheat and fall rye to get a good start

Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite a dry season in the western Prairies, experts expect winter wheat and fall rye to get a good start.