As Canada approaches a federal election with both leading parties pledging to cut government spending, a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is urging a strategic and transparent review of agricultural programs, not just for savings, but to maximize impact. The report, Review, Restrain, Reset, explores how Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)… Read More

Knowing the nutrient status of a crop and the soil it is grown in can give a producer vital information for making management decisions throughout the season. Whereas traditionally growers would take plant tissue and soil samples from their fields to send to a lab for testing, ATP Nutrition has developed a diagnostic tool that… Read More

Weather is a central topic in many coffee shop conversations, plays a large role in the success or failure of a crop, and is outside of a wheat grower’s control. But that doesn’t mean farmers can’t at least try and out-maneuver Mother Nature. Dr. Brian Beres, senior research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)… Read More

The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) has announced a $4 million effort, with backing from the federal government, Maple Leaf Foods, and Nutrien, to develop and scale tools to measure, report, and verify (MRV) soil carbon, potentially unlocking new sources of revenue for farmers. The development of a simple MRV system “will allow farmers… Read More

Eleven canola research projects will receive a total of $3.4 million in funding as part of the 2025 intake of the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP). The three Prairie provincial canola grower associations — Alberta Canola, SaskOilseeds, and Manitoba Canola Growers Association — are contributing over $2.3 million. Another $764,000 is coming from the Western… Read More

When it comes crop nutrition, the macronutrients dominate both the management discussion and the fertilizer bill. That focus is certainly justified as primary macronutrients — nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium — play a critical role in ensuring a successful crop. Farmers are also rewarded when they pay attention to secondary macronutrients, including sulphur, calcium and magnesium…. Read More