Plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) are a form of intellectual property (IP) protection that provide plant breeders protection to newly developed crop, fruit, and vegetable varieties. …
Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan farmers have shifted away from traditional land management and weed control practices such as frequent tillage and summerfallow towards …
Written by Chelsea Sutherland & Stuart Smyth Biosecurity considerations for public nature and leisure activities The contamination and spread of plant pests, including disease, weeds, …
The future of canola is more than just seed, oil, & meal Across the prairies, fields of golden yellow flowers bloom throughout July. This eye-catching …
What would it take to start farming on your own in 2020? In an industry born on family, tradition, and generational transfer, many farmers have …
Over the last quarter-century, farmers have been working hard to adopt innovative and sustainable practices for their economic and environmental benefits. Two notable shifts in …
Farmers are proud to be landowners, establishing and growing farms that can be passed on through generations. The concept of growing crops on your own …
You’ve probably seen Burger King’s latest marketing video featuring Wal-Mart yodeler Mason Ramsey singing about methane emissions from cow farts and burps. The ad promotes …
Canada has one of the best food safety and risk assessment systems in the world. In the Conference Board of Canada’s 2014 food safety rankings, …
As an essential service, this spring farmers enter a season of more uncertainties than normal In the last few weeks, the Covid-19 crisis has impacted …
