(Saskatoon, SK) December 16, 2015 – Recognizing the important role producer funding of public breeding has played in delivering new wheat and barley varieties for increased farm profitability, Western Canada’s wheat and barley commissions/associations are working together to consider options for continued leadership and influence. Since producer investments in breeding began in 1995, over 200 new
Read MoreDecember 4, 2015 Honourable Rachel Notley The Honourable Rachel Notley Premier of Alberta 307 Legislature Building 10800 – 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 An Open letter to the Honourable R. Notley and Members of the Cabinet: The undersigned organizations representing the majority of Alberta’s agriculture sector would like to call upon the Government of
Read MoreAccording to senior brewer Chase Gordon, Alley Kat Brewing Company likes to buy local, “as much as possible.” “We’re a small Alberta company as well,” he said, so when Alley Kat brews a coffee porter, for example, they buy their beans from Transcend, another Edmonton-based company. That buy local habit extends to their barley and
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For Village Brewery, choosing local barley means choosing the best for a consistently high quality product. It should come as no surprise that Village Brewery chooses to use local barley. After all, using local is a big part of its business philosophy. Village Brewery was formed in 2011. The company has seven founders and they
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