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Have you faced hurdles repairing your own farm equipment or getting tech to work across brands?

New changes to Canada’s Copyright Act give you more freedom to diagnose & fix your farm equipment—but is it enough? In order to guide provincial legislation, Team Alberta Crops wants to hear from you.

Click the button below to take a short survey and let us know! 

Note: The deadline to submit feedback has been extended until Oct. 31, 2025. 

Notice to members

ABCSG will be hosting a special meeting for members on Oct. 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will take place online.  

It will be focused on a vote to change the organization’s bylaws, primarily to extend board of director terms from two years to three years and change ABCSG’s year-end to Dec. 31 as opposed to the end of November. 

An official meeting notice, completed with the revised bylaws, will be sent via email directly to all members next week. 

ABCSG President named Outstanding Young Farmer

ABCSG President Sarah Weigum of Alect Seeds in Three Hills has been named Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmer for 2025.

The regional event was held in late July at AgSmart and hosted by Olds College. Weigum will represent Alberta at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers competition in November 2025 in Toronto.

“Sarah operates a seed business and exemplifies the spirit of collaboration, creating a model that can be used by other farmers as well. She is an advocate for agriculture and takes pride in being a journalist who put some of the most technical information into articles that the industry can easily understand and adopt,” Amy Cronin, president of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer Program, said in a press release.

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers is an annual competition aimed at rewarding farmers who demonstrate excellence in their profession and promote agriculture’s contribution.

It is open to participants aged 18 to 39 years old, whose major source of income comes from agricultural sources. Participants are selected from seven regions in Canada, and two national winners are chosen each year.

Carry-over listings now online

ABCSG is pleased to announce that carry-over listings can now be done online. This move will help to reduce sorting errors, incorrect variety names and improve overall accuracy and efficiency.

The number of members using this ABCSG service has continued to grow. In 2016, there were a total of 37 carry-over listings. Meanwhile, in 2024, there were 244 listings.

By sending your information to the ABCSG office in this form, it will allow us to extend the deadline for the Fall Seed Guide to noon on Sept. 22, 2025.

Your feedback is important! Contact Kelly if you require assistance with the online entry or have any suggestions. You will find a link to the form on the green navigation bar of the ABCSG website or by clicking below.

Save the date: 2026 AGM

Our 2026 ABCSG Annual General Meeting will take place Feb. 4-5, 2026 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary.

We are currently working out the details and will send you more information this fall. Registration and booking accommodation in our room block will open in early November.

Planning your year?

If you have an event you would like featured in our newsletters, please reach out to Kelly Chambers at kelly@abcseedgrowers.ca.