Reading Time: 3 minutes Cattle industry mourns loss of Agriculture Canada’s research centre included in sweeping cuts that were announced late last month.
Lacombe research centre closure called ‘catastrophe’
Beef and forage sectors say industry will suffer due to deeply disappointing cuts
Mixed bag of factors drive Alberta Canola surplus for 2024-25
Alberta Canola has run a defecit for much of the past decade until most recent year
Reading Time: 2 minutes After several years running on deficit budgets, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission declared a surplus after budgeting for a shortfall in the 2024-25 year.
AAFC’s Lacombe Research and Development faces imminent closure
Industry experts say closure of Lacombe facility, other AAFC sites will be catastrophic to agriculture research
Reading Time: 5 minutes The closure of AAFC’s Alberta facility will have a lasting impact on the Canadian agriculture industry.
Bayer to build Winnipeg canola research site
Bayer will build at $45 million canola research and development centre in Winnipeg the company announced on Monday.
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Aster leafhoppers: An unwanted guest migrating from U.S. for canola
New test confirms aster yellows in leafhoppers in canola within minutes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Research scientist talks about the prevalence of aster yellows in canola in Alberta, with testing on its pest carriers and conditions in which it affects yields.
Lethbridge research farm lease renewed for 20 years
Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship continues to manage research farm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lethbridge Polytechnic and the Government of Alberta have signed a 20-year renewal of a land lease agreement for the institiution’s research farm.
From winter soil to bountiful crops: Alberta’s ultra-early seeding experiment
Early January spring wheat/durum seeding hoping to bring favourable results for southern Alberta farmer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta farmers are putting research into practice, pushing ahead traditional seeding times by months for spring wheat and durum.
Canada’s public wheat breeding under review
Canada’s public wheat breeding system is under review. The report is due in March.
Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool
Reading Time: 4 minutes University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.
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