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Ergot is best recognized in the field as black or dark purple sclerotia sticking out of a floret.

How a worldwide destructive cereal disease problem was solved in Alberta

In the story of ergot in wheat, barley and oats, the answer was simply 'copper'

By Ieuan Evans May 4, 2024

When I was first hired by Alberta Agriculture as a diagnostic plant pathologist, I was told I would be primarily responsible for barley, oat, wheat and canola diseases. I was also asked to head up the provincial control program for bacterial ring rot of potato (BRR). The BRR program, run in partnership with the federal […] Read more

General, Reuters

EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs

By Reuters April 23, 2024

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.

General, Reuters

EU envoys strike new deal on Ukraine food imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 27, 2024

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilizing the bloc's agricultural markets.

French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

General, Reuters

France leads push for greater Ukraine import curbs as farmers protest

Destabilized markets could erode public supports for Kyiv, French agriculture minister says

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 26, 2024

France said on Tuesday that it and a group of other EU countries were pushing for greater curbs on imports of food products from Ukraine to prevent the destabilization of EU agricultural markets.

(Kraig Scarbinsky/DigitalVision/Getty Images)

Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Rant: The customer is always right

By Dave Bedard March 20, 2024

Hi, my name’s Dave and I’m a Cheerios consumer. So I’ve got to admit, any news article that name-drops Cheerios grabs my attention much more effectively than an article mentioning, say, Taylor Swift. (I’ll stop here briefly as a public service to warn that if you somehow happened on this article by accident, that last […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola acres to dip in 2024, wheat steady: StatCan

Lower prices, moisture concerns cited; moisture has since improved somewhat

By GFM Network News March 11, 2024

Canadian farmers intend to seed less canola in 2024 compared to the previous year, while overall wheat area should hold relatively steady, according to the latest Statistics Canada survey results released March 11.

General

Chlormequat found in oat foods prompts U.S. lawsuits

Class action suits rely on Environmental Working Group scientists who claim much lower safe limit than EPA

By Robert Arnason, GFM Network News March 8, 2024

Chlormequat use in oat production has prompted two class action lawsuits in California against General Mills and Quaker Oats.

Photo: SusanneSchulz/iStock/Getty Images

Markets, Reuters

Europe’s grain farms await rain break after damp winter

Weak prices for maize could encourage planting other crops

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 8, 2024

Grain growers in western Europe will need rain to ease this month to progress with spring planting, after a wet February maintained soggy field conditions that have already put the region on course for a smaller wheat harvest, analysts said.

Oats. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Oat millers recommend not using Manipulator

Farmers advised the juice may not be worth the squeeze on heels of contamination report

By Robert Arnason, GFM Network News February 29, 2024

Oat millers in Canada are telling growers that a plant growth regulator isn't effective on oats, so farmers probably don't need to use it.

Crops, General

Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products

By Robert Arnason, GFM Network News February 26, 2024

The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.

GFM Network News

Selling GMO tomato seeds to Canadian gardeners ‘reckless’ say advocates

U.S. grains: Wheat recovers on short covering, soy continues to fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

Oats

How a worldwide destructive cereal disease problem was solved in Alberta

EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs

EU envoys strike new deal on Ukraine food imports

France leads push for greater Ukraine import curbs as farmers protest

Editor’s Rant: The customer is always right

Canadian canola acres to dip in 2024, wheat steady: StatCan

Chlormequat found in oat foods prompts U.S. lawsuits

Europe’s grain farms await rain break after damp winter

Oat millers recommend not using Manipulator

Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

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