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Fall Considerations Agronomic Resource

In this collaborative document between Alberta Grains, Manitoba Crop Alliance, SaskBarley and Sask Wheat, producers can find tips and helpful information about what decisions may have to be made or issues that need to be addressed in the fall to help set up their farm for success the following year. Many questions producers may be asking themselves this time of year are addressed, followed by corresponding answers. 

Read about nutrient management, weed risks, insect pressure and more in the document

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$400m loss to save $3.8m? The real cost of closing Canada's research farms | Agri cmte, 10 Feb 2026

Video: $400m loss to save $3.8m? The real cost of closing Canada's research farms | Agri cmte, 10 Feb 2026

Officials are forced to defend cutting a historic $3.8 million research farm while the government simultaneously funded an $8.5 million cricket factory that went bankrupt. Is this evidence of an incoherent spending strategy? Watch the full committee clash to see the government's official rationale.

A heated discussion erupts over the logic behind the government's cuts to AAFC research farms in Lacombe, Indian Head, and Quebec City. MPs question why core, decades-old scientific infrastructure is being deemed 'not core' while other, controversial programs were funded. The Deputy Minister is repeatedly pressed for the actual net savings of the decision versus the expense of relocating research programs.