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.
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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
Good progress made in Sask. harvest
Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average.
More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month.
Manitoba farmers fight sprouted wheat after rain
Manitoba’s rainy streak in mid-September has led to some sprouting problems in unharvested wheat fields
Rain in mid-September has led to wheat sprouting problems in some Manitoba farm fields, jeopardizing wheat quality for some farmers who’d hoped for top dollar from this year’s crop.
More corn, less wheat to be grown in Mexico says USDA attaché
Corn production in Mexico is to improve to 25 million tonnes in 2025/26, while the country’s wheat crop is to recede a little, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City.
Manitoba harvest hits halfway mark: report
Harvest progress in Manitoba hit the halfway mark during the week ended Sept. 16, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department.
Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace
The harvesting of all crops in Alberta reached 42 per cent complete as of Sept. 9, compared to the five-year average of 40 per cent. The provincial agriculture department noted combing was highlighted by little or no rain.
2025 cereal harvest hits highs and lows in Manitoba
Oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation
Manitoba’s oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation.
Manitoba farmers focused on harvesting
Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.
StatCan stocks report sees drops in canola, wheat
Ending stocks of canola and wheat contracted significantly on the year, Statistics Canada said in its grains stocks report released on Sept. 9.
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