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Ken Gross of the winter wheat initiative provides tips on getting the most out of your winter wheat crop
The development could unlock untapped yield and quality potential
Winter wheat is at risk now with spring wheat soon to follow
Jake Davidson fears last fall’s unprecedented early demand might not be repeated if a large volume of winter wheat is carried over
Recent regulatory changes will make it easier for American wheats to be registered in the Canada Prairie Spring class
The only problem processors are having with Canada Prairie Spring red wheat these days is not being able to buy enough of it, industry officials told the recent Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting. “I think if we can maintain our focus on quality, we have the potential to beat out pretty much every otherThe CBOT has acquired the Kansas City exchange and will move trading of the benchmark contract to Chicago
The Kansas City Board of Trade’s lightly traded hard red winter wheat futures contract is positioned to become the new benchmark for U.S. wheat prices following a takeover by CME Group, traders said. The size of the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is the best argument for why volumes for the futures contract thatManitoba Co-operator’s Allan Dawson attended the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting recently. Here’s his analysis on calls to change the registration system for western Canadian wheats
Calls to reform Western Canada’s wheat variety registration system boil down to the classic Canadian schism — the public and collective-managed approach versus letting the market decide. True to form, the majority of wheat industry officials see the solution somewhere in between, but there are powerful interests pushing for a market-driven approach. Private seed company
