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Crop tour forecasts record wheat yields in parts of North Dakota

By Heather Schlitz July 25, 2024

Devils Lake, North Dakota | Reuters – U.S. spring wheat crops in northwest and north-central North Dakota are expected to produce the highest yields since at least 1994, the Wheat Quality Council said on an annual tour on Wednesday. Crop scouts estimated the average hard red spring wheat yield at 53.7 bushels per acre, up […] Read more

SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year.

Cereals, Crops

Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM

By Janelle Rudolph July 19, 2024

SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year, with four of them being new to address different problems that producers face.

News, Spring Wheat

Herbicide approved for industrial use by drone

By Mary MacArthur July 17, 2024

Canada’s Pest Management Review Agency approved Garlon XRT herbicide, the first industrial vegetation product with drone application on the label.

Bayer’s Ashley Smith says Huskie PRE “fills that critical gap” for cereal growers trying to control resistant weeds in the West.

Cereals, Crops

Bayer offers up new herbicide combo to dog resistant weeds early

By Dave Bedard July 16, 2024

Bayer launches Huskie, a new herbicide blend.

Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 14, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell sharply lower during the week ended June 13, seeing a continuation of the previous week’s declines as losses in the United States futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by C$16.00 to C$18.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more

The federal government has invested over $5 million to spur growth and resilience in the barley sector. Photo: InnaTarasenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Barley, News

Funding boost announced for barley research in Western Canada

By Miranda Leybourne June 13, 2024

The federal government has invested over $5 million into the barley sector, aimed at creating more resilient varieties that can handle climate change. Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay on June 12 announced $5,257,073 earmarked for the Canadian Barley Research Coalition. The funding echoes similar announcements for research clusters dedicated to commodities like canola […] Read more

New crop pricing for barley is becoming available at levels lower than old crop prices, says grain broker Agfinity. Photo: File

Barley, Corn, Markets

Feed weekly: Prairie barley market steady with good new crop projections

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 13, 2024

Feed barley bids are holding relatively steady in Western Canada, showing little movement over the past month as end users await the new crop amid relatively favourable growing conditions. Drought fears had encouraged some demand earlier in the year, but “now that those fears have been alleviated, (buyers) are starting to dig in,” according to […] Read more

Ergot is best recognized in the field as black or dark purple sclerotia sticking out of a floret.

Cereals, Crops

How the problem of ergot in cereals was solved in Alberta

In the story of ergot in wheat, barley and oats, the answer was simply ‘copper’

By Ieuan Evans June 13, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – When I was first hired by Alberta Agriculture as a diagnostic plant pathologist, I was told I would be primarily responsible for barley, oat, wheat and canola diseases. I was also asked to head up the provincial control program for bacterial ring rot of potato. The bacterial ring rot program, run in […] Read more

Cereals, Reuters

Strategie Grains cuts EU wheat crop forecast as harvesting starts

By Gus Trompiz June 13, 2024

Paris | Reuters – Strategie Grains lowered its monthly forecast for this year’s soft wheat crop in the European Union, confirming its expectation for a four-year low in production as harvesting gets under way. The consultancy now sees 2024/25 soft wheat production in the 27-country bloc at 121.8 million metric tons, 1.7 million tons less […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the […] Read more

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Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward

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Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward

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Crop tour forecasts record wheat yields in parts of North Dakota

Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM

Herbicide approved for industrial use by drone

Bayer offers up new herbicide combo to dog resistant weeds early

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prairie wheat bids trend lower with U.S. futures

Funding boost announced for barley research in Western Canada

Feed weekly: Prairie barley market steady with good new crop projections

How the problem of ergot in cereals was solved in Alberta

Strategie Grains cuts EU wheat crop forecast as harvesting starts

Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures

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