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Waterlogging stress can take a bite out of barley

By Jennifer Paige September 27, 2016

Don’t get barley’s feet cold and wet — you won’t like the results. A spate of recent wet years and the crop’s known dislike for these conditions has a research scientist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada looking at excess moisture and the crop. “Barley is known to have cold feet and to be susceptible to[...]

Cereals, News

Perennial grain: It’s two crops in one

By Aaron Haugen August 17, 2016

As concerns grow over sustainability in modern farming, researchers are looking to the past in search of crops that can both meet the needs of farmers and consumers as well as the environment. Thinopyrum intermedium — commonly known as intermediate wheatgrass — is one of the fruits of that research. It’s been nearly three decades[...]

Cereals, Crops

Demonstrating the benefits of growing winter wheat in Westman

By Jennifer Paige July 27, 2016

Why waste three months of sunlight on bare ground when you could grow some profit? That is the notion a number of western Canadian producers have begun to experiment with, including Forrest-area producer Ryan Boyd, who says he’s seen several benefits from adding winter wheat into his rotation. “Looking at dollars and cents I think[...]

Cereals, News

Craft brewing gives malt barley prices a hop

By Jade Markus March 23, 2016

The craft brewing industry appears to be providing the fastest-rising demand for malt barley, which has been steadily pushing prices higher — but overall reduced demand for beer and increased acres could keep a lid on that strong pricing. “Many maltsters are either 100 per cent craft, or moving the percentages up all the time[...]

Cereals, News

Country’s largest bread company says quality of Canadian wheat must improve

By Allan Dawson April 25, 2016

Canada’s biggest bread maker is struggling with the inconsistent quality of Canadian milling wheat. Connie Morrison, Canada Bread’s vice-president of marketing, told reporters on the sidelines of the Canada Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12 that Canada’s reputation for providing the Cadillac of wheat is slipping. “Everybody viewed Canadian wheat as the gold standard[...]

Cereals, Crops

Assessing tillering capacity of hard red spring wheat

By Angela Lovell February 3, 2016

Tillering is one of three components that ultimately determines yield but it’s a complex process involving many different factors. It isn’t easy to predict, which is why producers can’t simply look up tillering capacity in their provincial seed guide. “There is no actual genetic predictor of tillering capacity that we know of,” Grant Mehring of[...]

Cereals, Crops

Hurry up and wait on your winter wheat crop

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2015

Here’s some timely advice for winter wheat growers: hurry up and wait. First hurry up and apply the nitrogen the crop needs. Then wait before deciding to leave or rip the crop up because of winterkill. “As the weather gets warmer, winter wheat needs time to properly recover,” Paul Thoroughgood, regional agrologist for the Western[...]

Cereals, Local news

Wheat breeder extraordinaire Ron DePauw retires from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

By Allan Dawson April 1, 2015

One of the world’s pre-eminent wheat breeders has retired, sort of. Ron DePauw, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s senior principal wheat breeder at the Semi Arid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (SPARC) in Swift Current, retired from the department March 20. Last year DePauw was dubbed the “billion-dollar man” in recognition of the close to 60 wheat[...]

Cereals, Crops, News

Dropping the hoe and doubling the yield

By Laura Rance-Unger February 26, 2015

It’s raining, but that doesn’t stop Thomas Nkhunda from leading a group of visitors into his fields where he describes how he manages plots demonstrating the benefits of conservation agriculture. Rain isn’t unusual at this time of year. After all, it’s the rainy season in Malawi. What’s unusual is the fact that the rains they[...]

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Final regular Manitoba insect and disease update

By John Gavloski Ph.D. August 22, 2014

MAFRD has issued its last regular Insect & Disease Update for the season, but will still issue periodic reports if required. A summary is below. The full text of the Aug. 21 report is available online. Highlights With warm conditions continuing and with rainfall deficit in many area of Manitoba, many crops are showing effects,[...]

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U.S. grains: Corn futures hit two-week low; soy slides, wheat steadies

U.S. complaints about protectionist Canadian dairy policy hypocritical, report argues

Dryness reduces Australian wheat output says USDA attaché

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Waterlogging stress can take a bite out of barley

Perennial grain: It’s two crops in one

Demonstrating the benefits of growing winter wheat in Westman

Craft brewing gives malt barley prices a hop

Country’s largest bread company says quality of Canadian wheat must improve

Assessing tillering capacity of hard red spring wheat

Hurry up and wait on your winter wheat crop

Wheat breeder extraordinaire Ron DePauw retires from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Dropping the hoe and doubling the yield

Final regular Manitoba insect and disease update

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