Agriculture

Over the next couple of weeks, farmers and agronomists will want to check canola pods for feeding by bertha armyworm, diamondback moth larvae, lygus bugs and other pests.

Most of the time when the world moves to change one thing, and its impact tends to ripple into areas that whether unexpected, or simply ignored, changes things in ways which may not be the best.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has battered other areas of Alberta's agricultural sector, canola and other grain farmers have escaped relatively unscathed, says one industry expert.

Crops remain in relatively good condition and are advancing quickly, thanks to recent rain and warm weather.

Alberta beekeepers could lose twice as many hives this year as they usually do, following a bad winter and impacts of COVID-19.

Applications are now being accepted for a new $1 million fund created by the Government of Saskatchewan to encourage development of agricultural technology.

At least one person has been fined as droves of people from outside Yukon enter the territory to illegally pick morel mushrooms on a First Nation’s land.

Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer wants a seat at the table after the province failed to consult him before announcing a $4 billion irrigation project earlier this month.

As a kid who can’t decide on his favourite computer language — Java, Python or Arduino — Luke Silinski doesn’t fit the stereotype of a rural-based farm kid.

Regina – In keeping with its recent water theme, the Government of Saskatchewan on July 20 announced a number of agricultural water management demonstrations across the province.