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A fine balance

One major wheat seed producer says protecting Canada’s quality reputation is important

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Changes to wheat classes have been disruptive for the seed business, but it was also necessary, according to a representative of one of the country’s major seed companies. Todd Hyra, Western Canada business manager for SeCan says even though the wheat class changes have disrupted business for SeCan and its seed grower-members, restoring gluten strength
Beni Abbes, a village in western Algeria. (Cia.gov)
Cereals, Crops

Algeria to open farming concessions to foreigners

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Algiers | Reuters — Algeria plans to offer foreign investors concessions for farm land for the first time, according to an official document, as the oil producer seeks to boost food output and reduce reliance on imports. Under the plan, which is expected to be discussed by the cabinet this week before being submitted to
Ancient wheat varieties, like this spelt crop seen here in the field, have garnered plenty of consumer attention recently. The CDC has just released breeder seed for four new hulled varieties.
Cereals, Crops

Go to hull

The latest releases from the Crop Development Centre at the U of S bring back something long gone from most wheat varieties

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When most of us think of a wheat kernel, we think of the familiar smooth seed with an indentation on one side. But this is actually a relatively recent development, coinciding with the introduction of high-yielding bread and durum varieties that we’re all familiar with, roughly in the early 1900s. The earliest wheats were hulled,
Cereals, Opinion, Other

Bill C-49: Helping the railways farm the farmers

This legislation is flawed and will deregulate railways by stealth

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Here we go again! Some Prairie farmers cannot ship their grain. Grain companies and their friends are blaming the railways for not getting the grain to port. After months of railway lobbying, the federal government is pushing new transportation legislation, claiming Bill C-49 will punish the railways for neglecting grain shipments. Yet this legislation effectively
Feeding yield, not disease
Cereals, Crops

Feeding yield, not disease

Agronomist Peter Johnson explores what he calls the synergy between 
nitrogen and fungicide and what it means for yield

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Agronomist Peter Johnson thinks fungicide and nitrogen are a match made in heaven and a late fungicide pass may help bolster yield in wheat. Johnson, of RealAgriculture, turned his talk to wheat yield during the recent BASF Knowledge Harvest event in Brandon. The cereal has become a gap filler in between crops like soybeans and
Wheat stripe rust, seen here, and oat crown rust, are the subjects of a joint U.S.-Australia study.
Cereals, Did you know?, News

Winning the race against rust

The latest technology has scientists poised for a breakthrough 
on this tough crop disease

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With its ever-evolving virulence, rust is a disease of major global concern for farmers. Now a group of scientists says cutting-edge genome sequencing technology could provide a better path forward than the traditional approaches using fungicides. The scientists, from U.S. and Australian government agencies and universities, recently released the results in mBio, a journal from
Oat prices to stay put over next 24 months
Cereals, Crops

Oat prices to stay put over next 24 months

Manitoba and oats go together like beta glucan and heart health

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Manitoba farmers could be poised to capitalize on a growing global demand for oats — if Canada gains access to the Chinese market. Speaking to producers at CropConnect in Winnipeg last week, market analyst Randy Strychar said that changing consumption patterns at home and abroad are presenting new opportunities for Prairie oat growers, particularly those

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