Closing the curtain on 2025, canola week and crop production recap

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"It's hard to believe 2025 is coming to a close. This week, read some recaps on the year, including a breakdown of Canadian field crop production. Check out the latest Inputs podcast, outlining a path to reduce Canadian agri-food exports to the U.S."

Kaitlin Berger

News

Canadian field crop production for 2025: A breakdown from Statistics Canada

According to Statistics Canada, higher production for most crops grown in Canada, such as wheat, barley and oats, was reported for 2025.

National survey provides clarity on Federal Budget 2025 alignment with agricultural producer priorities

The Simpson Centre conducted an analysis on a national survey of 979 agricultural producers to determine how the Federal Budget 2025 aligns with producer priorities on taxation, trade, transportation, business risk management, labour and sustainability.

Canola Week includes research update from canola groups in Prairie provinces

Canola Week 2025 covered a variety of topics related to canola production in Western Canada, including biofuels, tariff and trade ordeals, as well as troublesome disease, insect pests and weeds.

Alberta Grains contributes $600,000 to support feed barley breeding research

Alberta Grains (AG) has committed to contributing $600,000 over a three-year term with $200,000 per year to Western Crop Innovations (WCI).

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Features

Editorial: Closing the curtain on 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, editor Kaitlin Berger, reflects on this season’s learnings - and some of the ups and downs.

Video: Kelly Turkington provides disease management update at 2025 Alberta Top Crop Summit

In this presentation, Kelly Turkington, research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, shares a summary of his session at the 2025 Alberta Top Crop Summit, discussing field crop disease management from a Peace Region perspective.

Top Crop Summit

Invest in knowledge (and early bird pricing)

Early bird pricing ends soon. Don't miss your chance to sign up for the 2026 Saskatchewan Top Crop Summit and hear sessions about managing weeds, disease, insect pests and more – at the discounted rate.

The event has also been approved for a total of five CCA-CEUs, and it qualifies for CCSC-CEUs.