Online Newsletter For Grain Producers Launched

The Canadian Grain Commission s Grain Research Laboratory has launched an online grain science and technology newsletter for producers calledHarvest Science. Harvest Scienceis a way to communicate with producers and show them how our research and scientific work contributes to the quality and marketability of their grain, said Peter Burnett, director of the Grain Research

Recommended Malting Barley Varieties For 2012

The Recommended Malting Barley Varieties List for 2012- 13 has been released by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, which is made up of members of the grain-handling, malting and brewing industries. The CMBTC said the recommendations are based on the varieties expected to be selected by grain and malting companies for both domestic and


Producer Cars Face Obsolescence

As many of you know, every time you ship a producer car, you are using The Canada Grain Act, which allows an alternative system or safety valve method of shipping grains. This means, if and only if there is someone at port position prepared to sell it, then you can ship any grain in a

Shrinking Oat Stocks May Add To Rising Food Costs

North American oat stocks look to fall to a near-record low next year, tightening milling supplies used in breakfast cereals such as Cheerios even as food companies struggle to contain input costs. Relatively high prices of commodities including corn, sugar and cocoa have for the past year left food companies facing the dilemma of whether


CDC Falcon Will Remain In CWRW Class A Little Longer

CDC Falcon, Manitoba s most popular winter wheat will remain in the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheat class until at least Aug. 1, 2014. The announcement from the Canadian Grain Commission was no surprise. When we first announced that certain CWRW varieties were moving to the CWGP (Canada Western General Purpose) class in 2013,

2011 Harvest Nearing The Finish Line

Southwest Region Rainfall was general with amounts ranging from 10 to 20 mm. The precipitation was welcome in most areas. Harvest is almost complete. Spring cereal and oilseed acres were down due to wet conditions in the spring. Yields and quality for wheat, barley, oats, winter wheat, fall rye, canola, and flax were average. Sunflower


Crop Report – for Sep. 22, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Most of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas. Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and

EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according


Feast Of Protein In U.S. Spring Wheat Harvest

North Dakota wheat farmer Terry Weckerly applied extra fertilizer to his wheat this summer to coax more protein out of the crop. Flour mills and grain elevators were paying near-record premiums for high-protein wheat and he wanted a slice of it. The fertilizer worked too well. Weckerly and other farmers are harvesting a crop with

Crop Report – for Sep. 15, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION There was little to no rainfall over the past week, which allowed producers to make good harvest progress. Cereal crops are 60 per cent complete with harvest south of Highway 2 more advanced compared to north of the highway. Yields to date are average to below average with average quality. Several producers are