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Winter wheat variety descriptions: 1 Maturity ratings: E = Early, M = Medium and L = Late. CDC Falcon is considered an Early (E) maturing variety. Varieties plus 2 to 4 days compared to CDC Falcon would be Medium (M) maturing. Varieties greater than 4 days compared to CDC Falcon would be rated as Late (L) maturing.
2 All registered varieties have similar (good) winter hardiness if seeded at the optimum date into standing stubble where good snow cover can be assured. For the newer varieties, there is limited information currently available. As these varieties are grown on more acres, a better understanding of relative winter hardiness will follow.
3 Fusarium head blight (FHB) infection is highly influenced by genetics, environment and heading date. Under high levels of disease pressure, all varieties will experience yield and/or quality loss.
~ Indicates a variety that is protected by Plant Breeder’s Rights or a variety where portection has been applied for but not yet granted at time of printing.

Decision data for winter cereals released

Various industry staff members have crunched this data and released it early to ensure farmers  have the latest information when picking varieties for this fall

By Anne Kirk September 6, 2017

Since 2008, MCVET (Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team) has been publishing winter cereal data collected from its trials shortly after harvest to help farmers and seed growers make variety decisions. In 2017, yield data is being published for five fall rye and eight winter wheat varieties from 10 locations across Manitoba. Agronomic and disease-resistance information for the

Cereals, Crops, Local news

Winter wheat harvest shows effect of winter thaw

A warm spell this past winter has left an unfortunate legacy

By Alexis Stockford August 24, 2017

Manitoba’s winter wheat yields won’t be breaking any records this year. Early-season concerns over winterkill are now being realized at the grain bin as harvest progresses. Much of the east, central Manitoba and Interlake reported poor or patchy regrowth in early 2017, something experts blamed on a mid-winter melt. “In eastern Manitoba, there was a

Grain Markets, Markets

CWRS wheat bids rise with temperatures

Conditions in major spring wheat-growing regions boosted MGEX wheat futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 16, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended June 9, as hot and dry conditions in some of the major spring wheat-growing regions of the U.S. and Canada led to a rally in the Minneapolis futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola under pressure as U.S. soybeans trend lower

Soy futures outweigh canola market fundamentals, for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 9, 2017

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell hard over the course of the week ended June 2, as fund selling and losses in Chicago soybeans weighed on values. Speculators bailing out of long positions and putting on short positions in some cases were a feature of the activity during the week, with chart stops hit on

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids rise, shrug off bearish currency

Cash durum prices were up $2-$6 on average, seeing bids around $259-$268

By Dave Sims June 2, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended May 26, as supportive action in U.S. futures offset the bearish influence of the Canadian currency. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $4-$6 in the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably a foregone conclusion at this

Early signs say winter wheat didn’t fare very well in parts of the province this season, and much of the crop is in doubt in affected areas.

Cereals, Crops, Local news

Winter wheat takes a beating in the east

The mid-winter melt may have felt good at the time, but winter wheat  producers are now getting a first-hand look at its downside 

By Alexis Stockford May 11, 2017

Mid-winter thaws hit hard at overwintering cereals in January and February, and farmers in eastern Manitoba are just now discovering the impact. Jake Davidson, executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada, said winter wheat acres north, south and east of Winnipeg suffered significant crop damage when water-saturated ground later refroze. Other growers who escaped that weather

Overwintering stripe rust was found April 17 in a winter wheat field near Austin by agronomist Amber Knaggs of Munro Farm Supplies. Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen says farmers with infected fields should keep scouting and consider applying a fungicide at weed spraying time if the disease is still present in fields of susceptible varieties.

Cereals, Local news

Manitoba’s first case of stripe rust near Austin overwintered

It was the only reported case as of April 19 says Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen

By Allan Dawson April 19, 2017

The first case of stripe rust this growing season was found in a Manitoba winter wheat field near Austin April 17, but the fungal disease was detected in the same crop last fall. “It definitely overwintered,” Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen said during CropTalk Westman webinar April 19. “It’s too early to have blown

Crops, Weather

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus April 12, 2017

CNS Canada — A mix of freezing and warming conditions put Manitoba’s winter cereals in uncertain condition, following months of promising weather, according to the head of an industry group. Manitoba’s winter wheat and fall rye crops had ample snow cover throughout the winter, which supported crops, but more recently, conditions turned slushy, then froze

Crops, News

New hard white spring wheat HW388 recommended for registration

Interest in the Canada Western Hard White Spring wheat class fell after a couple of poor-quality crops in the 1990s

By Allan Dawson March 21, 2017

Richard Cuthbert hopes HW388, his new Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS) wheat will stimulate renewed interest in the class among western Canadian farmers. The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) recommended HW388 for registration at its annual meeting in Winnipeg Mar. 2. “It is an improvement in all aspects for a

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Tag Archives Winter wheat

Decision data for winter cereals released

Winter wheat harvest shows effect of winter thaw

CWRS wheat bids rise with temperatures

Canola under pressure as U.S. soybeans trend lower

Prairie wheat bids rise, shrug off bearish currency

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

Winter wheat takes a beating in the east

Manitoba’s first case of stripe rust near Austin overwintered

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

New hard white spring wheat HW388 recommended for registration

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