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Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

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While conventional farmers fume about rail delays and falling prices, the organic sector is worried that supply shortages and sky-high prices may derail future growth. “I think most people know that in the market today, demand outstrips supply and that’s why we have the prices that we do,” said Ken Sabatier, a buyer for Grower’s[...]
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Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian researchers are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in florescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid and[...]
Cereals, Crops

Steady as she goes on wheat seeding rates

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Recent research from Saskatchewan suggests farmers might want to hold back on their wheat seeding rate if they’re expecting a dry year, but it’s not clear how well the insight translates to Manitoba. The Western Applied Research Corporation study found that with a dry season on the horizon, a mid-to-low wheat seeding rate achieved the[...]
Cereals, Crops

Farmers attend malting academy

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Farmers are gaining new insights in the malt industry through a course offered by the Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC). The Malt Academy for Producers explores a complicated industry. “I thought it was a very educational course,” said Leigh Smith, who runs a 5,000-acre mixed operation north of Oak Lake. “There was a lot[...]
Cereals, Crops

Sequence of oat genome a major step forward

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Glacier FarmMedia – In a region dominated by canola and wheat, oat production can be undervalued. But those who grow it for food markets, work in the seed trade or feed it to livestock defend the crop’s production and value. That is why the recent sequencing of the oat genome is viewed with anticipation. Creation[...]
Cereals, Crops

Global protein shortfalls a boon for Manitoba wheat growers

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Manitoba wheat growers have a grain marketing mystery on their hands this year. There was no doubt the year was dry. Weekly crop reports put rainfall below average across most of the province, and it was less than half of normal in the driest parts of central Manitoba for most of the year. Given that,[...]
Cereals, Crops

This isn’t your parent’s malt barley variety

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Field trial results for new malting barley varieties could encourage Manitoba farmers to give the crop a second look. That’s the hope of Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. “The basic message is that new malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba, meet the quality criteria of end[...]
Cereals, Crops, News

New seed treatment designed to boost cereals

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Boosting nitrogen use to reduce nitrogen-based fertilizer applications, has been a feature of several products in the past five years. Lalrise Start SC liquid inoculant aims to improve another key nutrient. The seed treatment designed to enhance phosphorus solubility has received full commercial registration and will be available in spring 2024 for spring wheat, oats,[...]
Cereals, Crops

Solid footing for Manitoba’s winter cereal crops

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Manitoba’s winter cereals are off to a good start. Anne Kirk, cereals specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, and Alex Griffiths, agronomist with the winter wheat program of Ducks Unlimited Canada, both report plenty of fields in good shape, particularly those seeded in the prime window in early to mid-September. “We have had some moisture this September,[...]

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