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Do you have a nose for picking—the best apples?

Fall is a beautiful time of year to wander grocery stores aisles, filled with the smell of freshly picked apples from Canadian orchards. Smelling apples is part of the job for Dr.
Action needed as anniversary of China canola trade dispute approaches

Action needed as anniversary of China canola trade dispute approaches

As the first anniversary of China’s decision to block imports of Canadian canola approaches, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is calling on the federal government to resolve the dispute and to support industry diversification efforts.
Prairie wheat and barley commissions concerned about impact of SVUAs

Prairie wheat and barley commissions concerned about impact of SVUAs

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), and Alberta Barley have significant concerns about
Crop insurance enhancements announced

Crop insurance enhancements announced

Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2020 Crop Insurance Program.
APAS President meets with Chinese Ambassador

APAS President meets with Chinese Ambassador

APAS President Todd Lewis and Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu discuss longstanding trade relationship
Smart Earth Camelina to ship first load of camelina oil by rail

Smart Earth Camelina to ship first load of camelina oil by rail

Saskatoon-based Smart Earth Camelina Corporation (Smart Earth) is shipping the first rail tank car filled with camelina oil, originating from the Canadian Prairies to an end user in Vancouver, in collaboration with its crush partner Virtex Farm Foods
Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Grain and oilseed industry braces for a 25% labour shortfall

Over the next decade, Canada’s grain and oilseed industry is expected to see one in four jobs go unfilled due to a lack of available workers. The resulting economic impact could be devastating to the industry’s growth.
Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

Minister Bibeau in the U.S. to meet with agricultural leaders

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is in Washington, D.C. today to reaffirm Canada’s commitment to collaborating with the U.S.

Passion may be the ultimate weapon in helping Canadian wines succeed

Every Canadian grape that becomes wine must first survive a range of diseases. One of those enemies is leafroll disease.

Garden Chat: From Weert, Netherlands to Outlook, Sask

Weert (pronounced Ue-rt) is a Dutch city (over 50,000) in the south of the Netherlands near the Belgium border. It is also in an area from which Jop (pronounced Yop) Van Melick came from to eventually call Outlook home.