From the Jan 26, 2012 Broadcast of Call of the Land

Earlier this month glyphosate-resistant kochia was confirmed in three feeds in southern Alberta. Hugh Beckie, one of the speakers at Agronomy Update, and a herbicide resistance plant research scientist with Agriculture Canada, says this didn’t come as a big surprise.

Monsanto Canada Inc. 1/11/2012

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada weed scientists confirm first finding of a glyphosate(round-up)-resistant weed in Western Canada

(Winnipeg, MB – January 11, 2012) -- Weed scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have completed evaluations on samples of kochia (Kochia scoparia) collected from three fields in Southern Alberta last August and have confirmed the first case of a glyphosate-resistant weed in Western Canada.

The Alberta All-Wheat Commission Steering Committee is working to form an all-wheat commission in Alberta.

The commission would have one primary purpose:

Improving farm gate returns on wheat

The Classroom Agriculture Program (CAP) helps children learn about the food they eat, where it comes from and the importance of agriculture in Alberta.

CAP volunteers are diverse but they all share a common passion for learning and agriculture. Presentations often include story-telling, hands-on props and fun activities. Training, ideas, resources and guidance to all volunteers is provided by CAP. To register as a volunteer or for more information, click here.

By BRENDA FRICK

Organic Alberta’s oat committee hopes a series of comparative trials will help farmers achieve more stable organic oat production.

The trials will compare older and newer oat varieties on organic farms in the province’s key oat growing regions.

By Twyla Campbell, Calgary Herald - October 27, 2011

White-smocked workers wearing hardhats and hairnets scurry down corridors and disappear behind heavy doors inside Alberta’s Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc. Stainless steel equipment gleams, machines hum, and everywhere you turn, the aroma of food hangs in the air.

This state-of-the-art research and production facility offers a unique opportunity for business owners to work with food scientists on recipe formulation and food production (find more info at agriculture.alberta.ca/fpdc).