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Barley is often less susceptible to fusarium infections, but near-perfect conditions for a month this summer set the stage for trouble.

Fusarium damage present in some early-harvested western spring cereals

It’s too early for the Canadian Grain Commission to have a complete picture  but downgrading is occurring

By Allan Dawson September 19, 2016

Fusarium head blight has damaged some of Western Canada’s early-harvested spring and durum wheat, but it’s too soon to know the full extent. Daryl Beswitherick, the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) program manager for quality assurance standards and reinspection, said they’ve been seeing signs in the early results from their harvest sampling program. “It is definitely

Recipe Swap

Fresh food, practical menus and a healthy way to eat

Two Alberta professors of nutrition designed a  healthy diet based on our locally produced foods

By Lorraine Stevenson September 9, 2016

One of the best steaks I ever ate was at a meal served on a Manitoba Forage Council pasture tour. We’d bounced around on a bus all day, looking at rotational grazing systems and winter feeding methods. Then it was time for supper. We were served these unbelievably tender and flavourful steaks, and baked potatoes

Brothers Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk hope a malt-barley variety demonstration featuring  historical varieties will spark a discussion on the farmer-brewer connection.

Crops, Local news

Back to the future for local brewer

Farmery brewers are hoping to highlight the farm-brewer connection and show the ingredients that make beer to the public

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 26, 2016

A farm-based beer maker is offering a unique agri-tourism destination that will show attendees the historical ingredients that were used to make beer. Neepawa’s Farmery Estate Brewery, run by brothers Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk, are showcasing the malt barley varieties ranging from a century ago to modern times on their operation, which also produces other

Haitham Al-Khshali (l), director general of the Grain Board of Iraq and Emmanuel Mshelia of Royal Mills and Foods Limited of Nigeria both participated in Cigi’s annual international program.

Cereals, News

Cigi course highlights customer relations

The reliability of Canadian wheat is the theme of Cigi’s annual international program

By Shannon VanRaes August 19, 2016

They come from 16 different countries, but have one thing in common — Canadian wheat. Participants in the 49th annual International Grain Industry Program at the Canadian International Grains Institute, better known as Cigi, are in Canada to learn more about where the grain they buy comes from, how it is grown and how it

The Brandon Research and Development Centre held a field tour of its oats and wheat trials on August 3.

Crops, Local news

Local testing of cereal varieties key to determining productivity

Researchers at the Brandon Research and Development Centre are committed  to testing varieties under local conditions

By Jennifer Paige August 16, 2016

On paper that new wheat or barley variety looks like a winner — but how’s it actually going to perform under real-life conditions? That’s the question federal and provincial crop researchers working at the Brandon Research and Development Centre (BRDC) are hoping to contribute to with a host of ongoing variety trials at their 2,500-acre

“Typically the (FHB) symptoms start to appear anywhere from 14 to 21 days after infection.” Pam de Rocquigny, Manitoba Agriculture.

Cereals, Crops

Low levels of fusarium head blight are being observed in some crops

Manitoba Agriculture cereals specialist Pam de Rocquigny has some management tips

By Allan Dawson August 4, 2016

Fusarium head blight (FHB) symptoms were appearing in unprotected winter wheat and spring cereal variety trials last week, but at low levels. “Typically the symptoms start to appear anywhere from 14 to 21 days after infection,” Manitoba Agriculture cereals specialist Pam de Rocquigny said during the Westman CropTalk webinar July 27. “For the most part

Crops, News

Canadian researcher touts benefits of barley

A Canadian research review has found barley can play a role in reducing harmful types of cholesterol 

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 27, 2016

A research review from a Canadian hospital says there’s a clear link between eating barley and reduced levels of two types of “bad cholesterol” that are associated with heart disease. The paper, written by researchers at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, was published recently in The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It included 14 studies on

Cereals, Crops

Three steps to make your best grain grade deal

Here's how you can help maximize your profits when making your next grain sale

June 6, 2016

Occasionally producers make sales agreements with grain companies, then find their grain downgraded when they deliver it to their buyer later in the year. This can happen for numerous reasons. Grain companies may have aggressively over-bought early in the year, causing them to lose money and readjust their grain grading later in the year. Producers

U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Darci Vetter told reporters in Washington, D.C. April 25 that the U.S. government is pushing Canada for regulatory changes so American wheat exported to Canada is graded on the same basis as Canadian wheat.

Cereals, News

U.S. pressuring Canada on grain grading

Grain companies say current regulations are no impediment

By Allan Dawson May 5, 2016

U.S. officials say this country’s grain-grading system is to blame for why American farmers living close to the border can’t take advantage of higher Canadian wheat prices. But Canadian officials deny claims by U.S. administration and U.S. Wheat Associates that Canada’s quality control system discriminates against imported U.S. wheat. Canadian officials concede imported U.S. wheat

German brewer Radeberger has ordered up 70 tonnes of a new Australian gluten-free barley for use in a new beer it plans to sell at retail. (Radeberger Gruppe KG, Frankfurt)

Crops

Brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News April 16, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Australian scientists say they have developed the world’s first WHO-approved “gluten-free” barley, a breakthrough for global beer manufacturers. They have had to use alternatives to barley such as rice and sorghum to brew gluten-free beer. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said April 8 it had sold 70 tonnes

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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