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Solid footing for Manitoba’s winter cereal crops

By Alexis Stockford, Ralph Pearce October 16, 2023

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,[...]

Cereals, Crops

Stats in on 2023 winter cereal varieties

By Anne Kirk September 12, 2023

Yield results from the 2023 Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team fall rye and winter wheat testing locations are available to help producers with variety selection. In addition to yield, agronomic and disease-resistance information is shown in the variety description tables below. Things to consider Comparing yields: Data provided in the yield comparison tables below helps to make comparisons[...]

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How scientific minds changed toward perennial grains

By Geralyn Wichers June 16, 2022

In the early days of kernza — a perennial grain crop related to wheat — plant breeders at The Land Institute in Kansas couldn’t get a government grant to save their lives. “We got very nice compliments on our writing of the grant proposals and harsh criticism on the value of actually doing the work,”[...]

Cereals, Crops

Are winter cereals headed for a comeback?

By Don Norman September 6, 2023

Winter wheat and fall rye acreage in Manitoba has been declining in recent years, but an early harvest could see winter cereals bounce back. “In terms of field selection, this is a much better year to be planning and planting winter cereal varieties than last year,” said Manitoba Agriculture crop extension specialist Anne Kirk. Why[...]

Cereals, Crops

The potential of mid-season corn tissue sampling

By Ralph Pearce July 14, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Increasing yields while decreasing reliance on fertilizers and inputs is a balancing act of doing more with less. The good news is there are more farmers, agronomists, advisers and researchers measuring specific soil and plant needs, identifying what’s missing and recommending when and where to place inputs for maximum benefit. The 2022[...]

Cereals, Crops

Goss’s wilt bears watching for corn growers

By Gord Leathers July 26, 2023

A corn disease that gained a foothold in Manitoba a few years ago is one to watch, according to a provincial crops specialist. Veronica Owusu, crop production extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture out of Gimli, says agronomists and farmers should check for Goss’s wilt. The bacterial disease has moved north from the American Midwest and[...]

Cereals, Crops

Nasties can also catch a ride on raw flour

By Sheryl Barringer March 23, 2023

In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” named after the popular video game of the same name, the flour supplies of the world are contaminated with a fungus called cordyceps. When people eat pancakes or other foods made with that flour, the fungi grow inside their bodies and turn them into zombies. As a[...]

Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: U.S. corn market share threatened by importers and fellow suppliers alike

By Karen Braun November 21, 2022

Reuters – Logistical troubles and a poor 2022 crop have dampened early hopes for U.S. corn exporters, but recent global market developments could present longer-term, negative impacts on the traditional corn giant. The United States was once responsible for more than three-fourths of world corn exports, but that share has slipped to around 30 per[...]

Cereals, News

Supply, sustainability top of mind for Canada’s wheat customers

By Alexis Kienlen, Geralyn Wichers February 10, 2023

Latin American millers and bakers were keen to learn about Canadian farmers’ sustainability practices, says a Manitoba farmer recently returned from a Cereals Canada new crop mission. “There was a lot that we just weren’t letting people know that we actually do,” said Sheila Elder, a farmer from Wawanesa. Elder participated in Cereals Canada’s crop[...]

Cereals, News

Brazil approves cultivation of GM wheat

By Ana Mano, Maximilian Heath March 9, 2023

Brazil has become the second country in the world, after Argentina, to approve the cultivation of genetically modified wheat, following a decision by the nation’s biosecurity agency CTNbio. The approval request was made by plant genetics company Tropical Melhoramento e Genetica, a partner in Brazil of Argentina’s Bioceres, which has developed a variety of drought-resistant[...]

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Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Solid footing for Manitoba’s winter cereal crops

Stats in on 2023 winter cereal varieties

How scientific minds changed toward perennial grains

Are winter cereals headed for a comeback?

The potential of mid-season corn tissue sampling

Goss’s wilt bears watching for corn growers

Nasties can also catch a ride on raw flour

Opinion: U.S. corn market share threatened by importers and fellow suppliers alike

Supply, sustainability top of mind for Canada’s wheat customers

Brazil approves cultivation of GM wheat

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