What Farmers Need to Know Now

Join us for Plot2Farm Field Day!

Please join us for a morning in the field to learn about Plot2Farm small plot agronomy research! Chat with our agronomist and other farmers to learn how you can bring research to the farm-gate.

Second annual CrossRoads Crop Conference moves to Calgary, Alberta, this winter to focus on agriculture innovation

The FarmTech Foundation of Alberta is proud to bring CrossRoads — Alberta’s new Crop Conference to Calgary, Alberta, on January 29 to 31, 2024 at The Westin Calgary Airport. 

June edition of The Growing Point

Our goal with this newsletter is simple; to provide Alberta farmers and agronomists with timely, relevant and valuable agronomic knowledge sourced from science-based research and projects funded by the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions.

Alberta Grains to be new name for merged wheat and barley commission

Two leading farmer-directed organizations, Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) are excited to announce the name and logo of their merged commission, Alberta Grains. 

Agricultural producers can now receive $350,000 interest-free with a FarmCash advance!

As of May 8, 2023, western Canadian producers may receive the first $350,000 interest-free on FarmCash advances of up to $1 million, a $100,000 increase to the interest-free limit for the remainder of the 2023 Advance Payments Program (APP) year.