Agriculture

To improve agriculture through genomic science

Running cattle can help agricultural producers build their soil. That was the focus of a field day held in the Bangor area this week.

Insects play a big role in Canadian agriculture. Beneficial species help crops grow, improve yields, reduce input costs, and protect the environment whereas pest species can destroy crops resulting in millions of dollars in lost yield.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) is providing $588,000 in support of lentil genomic research that is focused on improving end-use quality and nutritional traits in lentils.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and File Hills Qu’Appelle (FHQ) Developments LP today announced a partnership agreement that will involve the construction of a greenhouse to address food security issues and supply traditional herbal medicines to community m

Say Western Canadian Wheat Growers

Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $6 million to Canada Pork International to strengthen, diversify and grow Canada’s pork exports in priority markets around the world.

Research farms play a valuable role in agriculture, putting theories to the test in a real world environment.

It is always interesting to meet up with Kevin Elmy of Friendly Acres Seed Farm at Saltcoats. In the world of agriculture today most producers march down a rather straight road with a single goal in mind, to maximize production.

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