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Richard Cuthbert’s patience and persistence paid off culminating with the recommendation for registration of his new Canada Western Red Spring wheat that accumulates less DON (deoxynivalenol), when infected with fusarium head blight. The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale gave BW980 a thumbs up at its annual meeting in Winnipeg Mar. 2.
Cereals, Crops

New CWRS wheat coming with less DON when hit by fusarium head blight

BW980 almost didn’t make it because in one year of testing, its gluten strength was lower 
than the check variety, prompting another year of testing


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A new Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat that accumulates less deoxynivalenol (DON), the mycotoxin sometimes produced after a fusarium head blight infection, is being recommended for registration. It took an extra year of testing, but at its annual meeting in Winnipeg Mar. 2 the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) gave
India is the wild card in global wheat production and consumption
Cereals, Comment/Feedback

India is the wild card in global wheat production and consumption

Some estimates are calling for an increase of 15 per cent, to 100 million tonnes for the looming harvest

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India will be the first major wheat-growing country to harvest the 2017-18 crop, and most of its wheat will be cut by the time the U.S. Department of Agriculture rolls out its first production estimate in May. Despite the early glimpse this should provide to the wheat market, the Indian government’s data could actually downplay
NFU investigating farmers’ grain-grading complaints through survey
Cereals, News

NFU investigating farmers’ grain-grading complaints through survey

The Canadian Grain Commission says if farmers don’t like the grade being offered, ask the commission to grade it

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has launched a survey into grain-grading complaints from western farmers in the wake of what the farm group claims is “the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) reduced regulatory role.” “As a grassroots farm organization the NFU is starting to hear repeated stories of grain farmers being dissatisfied with their treatment by
Cereals, News

Just two wheat varieties subject of polling

One variety was tabled and three others withdrawn

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A lack of data sidelined three potential wheat varieties at the recent meeting of the PRCWRT and another was tabled, leaving just two to face voting. They were BW5007 and GP202, intended for the Canada Western Red Spring wheat and Western Special Purpose (CWSP) classes, respectively. BW5007 and GP202 were supported for full and interim
The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) has streamlined voting on new varieties seeking a recommendation for registration. 
The PRCWRT held its annual meeting in Winnipeg Mar. 2. Here ballots are being distributed to members of the PRCWRT’s cultivar voting panel.
Cereals, News

Wheat recommending committee reforms paying efficiency dividends

The process was sparked by a 2013 letter from then agriculture minister Gerry Ritz

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Ordinarily voting over whether to recommend new wheat, rye or triticale varieties for registration can stretch on well into the afternoon. This year it was over before the morning coffee break at the annual meeting of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) in Winnipeg Mar. 2. Many participants said they thought
Market analyst Mike Krueger says he’s not expecting global bumper crops again this year.
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop production could take hit in 2017

Dry and cold weather in Europe and flooding in Latin America are setting the stage for trouble

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Don’t expect a fifth consecutive year of record world crops in 2017. That’s according to The Money Farm’s Mike Krueger, who adds that world demand has been keeping pace with massive production. “High prices didn’t kill demand at all, but high prices did bring us a lot more acres,” he said at the recent CropConnect
Soybeans are proving very popular with growers, but they’re still at risk for frost.
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Soybeans poised to beat out wheat, barley

Planting estimates for soybeans are running around two million acres for the coming season

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It’ll take quite a lot to convince Manitoba farmers to hold off on expanding soybean acres in favour of growing more wheat and barley for milling and malt channels. Farmers packed a hall at the 2017 CropConnect conference to hear a soybean presentation, and there’s no doubt provincial growers are more gung-ho than ever to
Mack Waldner of Baker Colony (centre) accepting the award for the 2016 Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s corn yield contest on Feb. 15. Presenting the award is MCGA vice-president Leonard Wiebe (l) and association president Myron Krahn (r).
Cereals, Crops

Baker Colony enters ranks of five-time corn yield competition winners

Its winning yield of 274.69 bushels an acre also broke the previous record set in 2013

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Baker Colony, located near MacGregor, Man., has joined an elite group of five-time winners of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s yield competition. The win is their second in a row and sets a new record — breaking their own set during a previous win. In the 45-year history of the competition there are only two
Opinion: Wheat growers support free trade
Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: Wheat growers support free trade

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Since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s government monopoly control over the marketing of western Canadian wheat, there has been a great deal of change in the Canadian wheat industry and positive modernization of many regulations. One of the most significant changes to come from marketing freedom for wheat farmers has been the growth

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