The latest news from the agricultural sector
2025-12-12
Alberta government invests $10 million in Growing Greenhouses program
Alberta’s new three-year, $10-million Growing Greenhouses program aims to stimulate industry growth and provide fresh fruit and vegetables to Albertans throughout the year. Read more
2025-12-12
Three Parts to a Farm Plan: And You Need All Three
Farmers and ranchers need to create three plans to effectively and efficiently transfer the management and ownership of their operations to the next generation. The three plans are the estate plan,... Read more
2025-12-12
Map: Prairie Abnormal Dryness, Drought Little Changed in November
Abnormal dryness and drought were little changed across Western Canada in November, a month that typically brings relatively little relief anyway. Read more
2025-12-12
Iowa Youth Lead the Way in National 4-H AI in Agriculture Challenge
By Sydney Peterson and Alexa Groff Read more
2025-12-12
Japanese Media Visit Highlights Illinois Corn’s Role in Global Biofuel Future
Illinois corn and the work Illinois farmers invest in every day was on full display as a delegation of Japanese journalists toured the U.S. biofuels value chain to better understand how American corn... Read more
2025-12-12
Planning for the Future of Your Farm: 2025–2026 Workshops
Every year, OSU Extension brings farm families together to tackle one of the most important, and often most difficult, tasks in agriculture: planning for the future of the family farm. Our “Planning... Read more
2025-12-12
This is Agriculture: Training Coordinator
There are an abundance of different careers in agriculture, and Angela Pearen has tried several of them. Now the coordinator of the agriculture extension programs at Russ Edwards School of Agriculture... Read more
2025-12-12
New CDC Oat and Barley Varieties Gain Momentum With Prairie Growers
For more than two decades, Aaron Beattie has been a driving force behind some of Western Canada’s most prominent oat and barley varieties. Based at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development... Read more
2025-12-12
High-oleic, High Reward: A Unique Opportunity For Michigan Soybean Farmers
By Eric Anderson and Hanna Campbell et.al Read more
2025-12-12
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Oregon Organic Farmers Modernize, Expand Businesses
U.S. Oregon Representative Andrea Salinas introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to help organic farmers and producers expand their businesses and meet growing demand. Read more
2025-12-12
How Extreme Weather Events Affect Agricultural Trade Between US States
The U.S. is largely self-sufficient in agricultural food production, supported by a well-developed storage and interstate trade system. However, extreme weather events put increasing pressure on... Read more
2025-12-12
MOU Signed for Future Home of Gate Facility
A planned new agricultural innovation hub in downtown Winnipeg has moved another step closer to reality after Cereals Canada and James Richardson & Sons, Ltd (JRSL) signed a Memorandum of... Read more