Craig Lehr is a beef producer northeast of Medicine Hat and the chair of the producer council with the Beef Cattle Research Council. He said the new Beef Cattle Research Council Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability will help determine the bottom line for producers. 

Photo Credit: Beef Cattle Research Council

Research chair focuses on profitability

New Beef Cattle Research Council chair at the U of M to focus on best environmental practices and economic viability

A new research chair role, working out of the University of Manitoba, will look at the economics of Canada’s beef business.


Anna Hunter's new book, The True Cost of Wool, was released earlier this month.

Author dissects supply chain politics of wool

Manitoba writer’s new book explores wool’s current production system and recommends more robust local manufacturing

Manitoba writer’s new book explores wool’s current production system and recommends more robust local manufacturing


Candace Woods, project co-ordinator for CDC South in Brooks, Alta., says the facility is currently looking for researchers to lease space.

Alberta research facility gets new lease on life

County of Newell takes over Crop Diversification Centre South and hopes to attract dozens of tenants for the $100 millionfacility

County of Newell takes over Crop Diversification Centre South and hopes to attract dozens of tenants for the $100 millionfacility

Photo by Greg Price
Dr. Mike Harding, crop assurance lead for Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, was on hand at a recent field school at Farming Smarter, telling of and showing the various cereal leaf diseases producers have to look for in the southern Alberta. Stripe rust has appeared in fields in the region where growers are encouraged to scout their fields for it to best combat it before it progresses too much.

Stripe rust confirmed in Alberta fields

Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields for stripe rust disease so that they know if fungicide applications are warranted

Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields for stripe rust disease so that they know if fungicide applications are warranted



Barry Senft is stepping down as CEO of Seeds Canada after four years.. Photo: John Greig

Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada

The founding CEO of the five-year-old organization will stay on until January 2026

Barry Senft, the founding CEO of the five-year-old Seeds Canada organization is stepping down as of January 2026.



FCC Root. Photo: Screen capture from www.fcc-fac.ca

Artificial intelligence put to work on extension

Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers

Farm Credit Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have unveiled a generative artificial intelligence tool called Root