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Evaluating forage performance in different environments

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen June 11, 2025

About 20 years ago, Doug Wray drove in from Irricana, Alta., for an informal meeting at the Alberta Beef Producers’ office, where I worked at the time. He asked why the beef industry didn’t fund more forage breeding. Back then, the usual beef industry response to forage breeding proposals was “Let the government and forage […] Read more

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Manitoba crops 99 per cent planted

Five points ahead of average

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 11, 2025

Seeding operations across Manitoba largely wrapped up during the week ended June 10, with 99 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That was up four points from the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 94 per cent done.

Most organic crops rose in price compared to December, but only some of them saw their premiums go up. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Markets

Flax retaining May gains

StatCan projects smallest planted area in 76 years

By Glen Hallick June 10, 2025

Flax prices continue to ride the upswing the oilseed experienced in May, said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.

Crops, News

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2025

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.

two people conducting a prescribed burn of grasses

Features, Forages, Pasture, Range

Reintroducing fire to Saskatchewan pastures

Prescribed burns can be effective at  revitalizing native grasslands when done right

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 10, 2025

Pastures evolve over time. Woody plants and shrubs, which cattle can’t eat, may encroach on natural grasses. Invasive species, such as Kentucky bluegrass, may also move in, cutting into native grass productivity. One way of managing this is through fire. At the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, Eric Lamb and Renny Grilz presented recent research regarding […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Canadian pea exports up in April

China the largest destination despite tariffs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 10, 2025

Canadian pea exports were up in April, with China the largest destination despite new trade barriers, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.

Crops, Markets

U.K. wheat output to swing higher in 2025/26

Wheat production fell last year for several reasons

By Glen Hallick June 9, 2025

Wheat production in the United Kingdom is forecast to turn around in 2025/26 after falling back the previous year, the United States Department of Agriculture reported on June 9.

Crops, Reuters

Tariffs on canola seen supercharging Canadian farmers’ shift to spring wheat

U.S. Great Plains farmers skipping the cereal in favour of more profitable crops

By Ed White, Reuters June 9, 2025

The prospect of Chinese and U.S. tariffs on canola have prompted Western Canadian farmers to seed more wheat.

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World food prices dip in May as cereal, sugar and vegoils drop

FAO forecasts record global cereal production in 2025

By Reuters, Sybille de La Hamaide June 6, 2025

Global food commodity prices declined in May, driven by marked drops in cereal, sugar, and vegetable oil prices, the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.

News, Pulses

Pulse sector fights anti-green trend

U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry

By Sean Pratt June 6, 2025

Pushing pulses as an environmental solution can be risky

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

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