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A plot of Alliance Seed’s CDC Envy CWRS wheat on display at Ag in Motion in July 2024. Photo: Dave Bedard
Crops, News

Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership

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Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as "a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds' umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships."
CDC Envy CWRS wheat
Crops, News

Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership

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The lone remaining shareholder in a pedigreed seed company formed by a group of independent grain handling companies in Western Canada is selling that business to another Prairie seed firm. Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as “a standalone brand under […] Read more
Lorne Hepworth (right), pictured here in 2021 accepting the Saskatchewan Order of Merit from Sask. Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty. Photo: Brighten Creative Group
General

Hepworth honoured for agricultural achievements

The London, Ont. resident started as a Sask. farmer and vet before moving to politics, then research

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Lorne Hepworth, former Saskatchewan agriculture minister and current chair of the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.
Seed treated with Pelta plus an "industry standard" seed treatment.
Canola, Crops

Pelta treatment aims for canola seed uniformity

New seed treatment improves seed survival, placement accuracy

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Evidence so far suggests a new canola seed pelleting technology from Syngenta will help growers limit misses and double- or triple-hits in seed placement. According to industry professional Lori Keyowski, director of sales for seed company Canterra, seed size and uniformity have been a significant problem for canola growers and their bottom line. In early […] Read more
File photo of a rye field in Kazakhstan. (Stsmhn/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Beware of Kazakhs wanting to buy seed, agency says

Seed growers and farmers alike are being warned such sales breach breeders' rights rules

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Western Canadian seed growers, seed retailers and commercial farmers are being urged not to sell seed to Kazakhs or their agents because it breaches plant breeders’ rights rules. “The basic fact is no Canadian breeder has given permission for their genetics to go to Kazakhstan,” Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency, […] Read more
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Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Limagrain to launch plant-based protein food next year

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Paris | Reuters — French agricultural co-operative Limagrain on Tuesday said it is launching a new legumes business that aims to deliver plant-based food products from next year, betting on the fast-growing plant protein sector and a trend towards eating less red meat. Many large agricultural companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill and France’s Roquette […] Read more
Brewing canary seed
Cereals, Features

Brewing canary seed

Will Canary Seed Blonde set the stage for a new market 
for your canary seed?

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We all know that canary seed is no longer just for the birds. But is it for the brewers? It was a question on Lauren Wensley’s mind when she was discussing a new malting barley with a “friend of a friend” who works with Rebellion Brewing in Regina. Rebellion is known for trying out small, […] Read more
New cereal varieties for 2017
Cereals, Crops, Features

New cereal varieties for 2017

New spring wheat, barley, durum and special wheat varieties to add to next year’s plans

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While lists of new corn, canola and soybean varieties have been very long, there are only a handful of new cereal varieties on the market for 2017. Canterra Spring wheat: AAC Cameron VB is a very high yielding CWRS wheat with resistance to the orange blossom wheat midge. It has medium maturity and very good lodging resistance. AAC […] Read more
New canola varieties for 2016
Canola, Crops

New canola varieties for 2016

With 16 new varieties ready for ordering, 
farmers have a lot of choices to make


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Get out your pencils. (Or iPads. It’s going to be 2016.) There are 16 new canola varieties available for next spring. Add these new choices to the strong varieties that have come out in the past few years, and western Canadian farmers have some tough decisions to make. This list is a quick roundup of […] Read more

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