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USask-led team sequences genomes for 15 wheat varieties
MELFORT, Sask. - A University of Saskatchewan (USask) led team has cracked the genetic code for 15 different kinds of wheat.This will allow scientists and breeders to identify influential genes more q...
Nov 26, 2020
Prairie Cereals Summit cancelled
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission say the Prairie Cereals Summit has been cancelled.It was to take place in Banff December 9 and 10.The two organizations say in a n...
Nov 25, 2020
Beef Cattle Research Council webinars cover range of issues
CALGARY, AB. -- It's practical, science-based information and solutions geared towards all Canadian beef producers. A series of fall-and-winter webinars from the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is...
Nov 25, 2020
GGC says virtual meetings draw record engagement levels
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Grain Growers of Canada says it has had what it calls "record engagement levels" for Grain Week 2020 events, even though they all took place virtually.Grain Growers says in a rel...
Nov 25, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday November 25, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Western Agribition will host a sale this week despite cancellation of the 2020 annual show due to the pandemic. CEO Chris Lane said the Commercial Cattle Exhibitors sale will...
Nov 25, 2020
Fed Cattle Set-Aside Program adds nearly 15,000 head
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Alberta Beef Producers says 14,859 head were accepted into the Fed Cattle Set-Aside program for last week.That is up just over 10,000 head from the week before and is the highest...
Nov 24, 2020
Barley Technical Centre has new varieties available for production
MELFORT, Sask. - The Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has released a list of recommended malting barley varieties for spring seeding.Managing director Peter Watts said each of the recomme...
Nov 24, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday November 24, 2020
WESTERN CANADA - Prairie Cereals Summit (PCS) in Banff, Alta. has been cancelled and the Alberta Barley annual meeting will be held online.The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions made the decision ba...
Nov 24, 2020
Listen: Bigger farms could drive farm families off the land
MELFORT, Sask. - A new report is raising concerns about farmland ownership.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Darren Qualman, one of the authors of the report.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @...
Nov 23, 2020
Feds give nearly $10M to Horsefly spillway in Municipal District of Taber
TABER, AB - Enlarging 14 kilometers of existing irrigation canals to divert stormwater from the St. Mary River Irrigation District Main Canal to the Oldman River during storm events will better protec...
Nov 23, 2020