Feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies very likely will not change much in the coming weeks, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution
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[...]
Solid footing for Manitoba’s winter cereal crops
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,[...]
Goss’s wilt bears watching for corn growers
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[...]
Argentina gambles on GM wheat
Reuters – In fields near the Argentine farm town of Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon. It is a crop that developers hope will boost yields of the grain thanks to a single gene borrowed from sunflowers to help it better tolerate drought. Reached along a dusty farm[...]
Winter wheat is for the birds — and farmers
GROWTH After falling for years, winter wheat acres are on the rebound in Manitoba and a rebate program is helping
Seeded acres of winter wheat in Manitoba have increased for the second straight year, and that’s welcome news for Alex Griffiths, a crop specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada. “It’s been kind of an interesting curve to follow,” Griffiths said. “We had peaks in 2008 and 2013, when there were about 600,000 acres planted in Manitoba.[...]
Winter wheat yields defy cold winter and harsh spring
Despite adverse conditions over winter and into spring, winter wheat has done surprisingly well this season, says one agrologist. In fall 2021, the early harvest led to early seeding, and the dry year resulted in leftover nutrients, so the crop was well fertilized. On top of that, it was an open fall, with no frost[...]
North Dakota spring wheat crop slashed by drought
Reuters – The average spring wheat yield in North Dakota, the U.S.’s top producing state for the crop, was estimated at 29.1 bushels per acre on July 29 by the annual Wheat Quality Council tour. It is the lowest on record going back to 1993 due to a severe drought in the northern Plains. The[...]
If farmers keep misusing glyphosate, they may lose it
If Canadian farmers want to keep using glyphosate they must stop misusing glyphosate. That blunt message was delivered earlier this summer during a ‘Keep it Clean’ webinar to agronomists and retailers, who were urged to pass it on to their farmer-clients. “We all know the value of glyphosate, but to be very blunt about it,[...]
A thorn in the side of oat growers
Oat growers may want to gauge the distance to the nearest woody stream bed the next time they choose a variety. That’s one of the messages sent out during this year’s Crop Diagnostic School in Carman in the first two weeks of July. Why it matters: Manitoba’s most popular oat varieties have either been downgraded[...]
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