A portable machine that would allow wheat growers to identify kernels contaminated with fusarium head blight’s signature mycotoxin is in development at the University of Saskatchewan.
Barley
Detector in development to spot fusarium head blight’s signature toxin
A portable machine to identify contaminated kernels is an eventual goal for research at the University of Saskatchewan
Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’
Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished
Alberta’s provincial harvest as of Sept. 23, 2025 was 78 per cent complete, said the province’s weekly crop report.
August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest advances despite rains
Saskatchewan’s harvest advanced to 68 per cent as of Sept. 22, 2025 despite rains and high humidity across the province.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding out for cheaper barley
There is very little activity for feed barley as potential buyers are holding out for lower prices, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre
A group of Prairie crop associations have pledged $1.8 million to continue barley variety development at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows
Lower U.S. corn prices and a slow Canadian barley harvest were affecting Western Canadian feed prices on Sept. 17, 2025.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward
Prices for feed grains on the Canadian Prairies have “started to rebound a little bit,” said Matt Beusekom, trader with Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
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