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Federal fund, Alberta government back irrigation upgrades

Infrastructure Bank lends cash for system improvements

By Dave Bedard October 10, 2020
Eight irrigation districts in Alberta are set to tap into the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s new $1.5 billion pool of funding earmarked for irrigation, to receive loans worth about $407.5 million. […] Read more

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Fertilizer use fuelling climate-warming nitrous oxide emissions, study says

By Matthew Green October 8, 2020
London | Reuters — Rising use of nitrogen-based fertilizers is driving up global emissions of nitrous oxide, a lesser-known greenhouse gas, complicating efforts to limit climate change, scientists reported in […] Read more

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Second Seeds Canada merger vote to proceed sans CSGA

Seed Growers membership had voted against amalgamation deal

By Dave Bedard October 7, 2020
A proposal to combine Canada’s seed industry groups into a single organization, to be dubbed Seeds Canada, will be subject to a new vote, this time with one less group […] Read more

File photo of Diefenbaker Lake in southern Saskatchewan. (IanChrisGraham/iStock/Getty Images)
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Federal irrigation pledge seen flowing mainly to Prairies

Infrastructure plan also includes promised broadband support

By D.C. Fraser October 2, 2020
Prairie provinces will receive the bulk of Ottawa’s $1.5 billion commitment to support irrigation projects, according to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday launched a […] Read more

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Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show looks to lock in land base

GFM plans to buy research land for eastern Discovery Farm

By Dave Bedard September 16, 2020
As Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show goes digital this week, its operator is preparing to secure its real-world footprint in southern Ontario and put that real estate to year-round work. Glacier […] Read more


Nexus’ prototype R2-Weed2 system. (Nexus Robotics photo by Teric Greenan)
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Feds back autonomous weederbot’s Halifax manufacturer

ACOA funding to support field-level trials

By Dave Bedard September 12, 2020
The federal government’s economic development agency for Atlantic Canada is putting up money for a new round of on-the-ground tests of a self-guided field-weeding robot. Halifax MP Andy Fillmore on […] Read more

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Seed groups weigh options as CSGA rejects merger

Grower group's membership calls nay on Seeds Canada amalgamation

By Dave Bedard August 28, 2020
The boards of five national seed sector groups planning a major merger are considering their next move after a less-than-unanimous vote on the proposal. Members of the Canadian Plant Technology […] Read more

McCain Foods hopes to promote alternative potato farming methods such as regenerative agriculture.
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McCain builds farms to showcase sustainable practices

The company has committed to reducing the impact of its potato operations

By Robert Arnason August 18, 2020
Glacier Farmmedia – McCain Foods says it is building the farm of the future. The New Brunswick company announced in mid-July that it wants potato production to be more sustainable. […] Read more


A spray plane flies over a swarm of desert locusts at Lemasulani village in Kenya’s Samburu County on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Njeri Mwangi)
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Locust swarming pheromone identified in step toward curbing plagues

By Will Dunham August 12, 2020
Washington | Reuters — Scientists have identified a chemical compound released by locusts that causes them to swarm, opening the door to possible new ways to prevent these insects from […] Read more

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Three key topics for forage production

OMAFRA Field Crop Report for August 6

By OMAFRA Field Crop Team August 6, 2020
There are currently three key topics for forage production: nitrates, potato leafhopper, and planting annual forages for fall production. Nitrate poisoning of livestock is a risk in a dry year […] Read more

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