Insights and Stories on Canterra

A plot of Alliance Seed's CDC Envy CWRS wheat on display at Ag in Motion in July 2024.

Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

May. 2, 2025 at 9:44 am CDT

Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as "a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds' umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships."

United Farmers of Alberta buys stake in Canterra Seeds

Jul. 3, 2024 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Hepworth honoured for agricultural achievements

Jan. 2, 2024 at 12:08 pm CST

By Karen Briere

Beware of Kazakhs wanting to buy seed, agency says

Nov. 25, 2020 at 3:38 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Limagrain to launch plant-based protein food next year

Jan. 15, 2020 at 2:27 am CST

By Reuters

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

Jul. 9, 2015 at 3:10 am CDT

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) on Wednesday announced they would jointly contribute $3.4 million over five years to Dr. Harpinder Randhawa’s CPSR breeding program at […]

By Staff

Canterra, Limagrain plan cereal breeding j.v.

Jul. 3, 2015 at 8:11 pm CDT

Canada’s recent moves to tighten protections of plant breeders’ rights are getting the credit for encouraging a new private-sector joint venture in cereal seed development for the Prairie market. Canterra Seeds and French farmer co-operative Limagrain on Thursday announced they would further tie up their wheat variety commercialization work through […]

By Staff

Prairie farmers scramble for canola seed after frost

Jun. 3, 2015 at 6:39 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Western Canadian farmers are scrambling to find scarce canola seed as they reseed crops snuffed out by frost and insects. Farmers in the region have until mid- to late June to plant ahead of insurance deadlines, but the later they sow canola, the higher the risk […]

By Rod Nickel