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A two-row Bentley base malt. (RedShedMalting.ca)

Alberta malt barley quality looking good

By GFM Network News October 25, 2017

CNS Canada — Despite a wet spring and problems with dryness in the summer, barley in central Alberta is looking fairly good, according to a grower in the Red Deer area. “We had a really good malt crop this year, the quality is excellent,” said Matt Hamill of Red Shed Malting at Red Deer. “It […] Read more

White heads had popped up randomly throughout the durum field. The plants with the white heads were completely sterile and felt crispy, yet they were attached to a healthy, green plant.

Cereals, Crops, Features

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: What’s causing white heads in this durum crop?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the October 17, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Dallas Funke October 20, 2017

Frank, who grows durum wheat, lentils, canola and soybeans south of Regina, Sask., called me mid-August in 2016 to discuss an issue with his wheat crop. He noticed white wheat heads popping up randomly throughout the field. “Could this be from heat blast, like in canola flowers?” he asked. “There are more of these heads […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Outlook improves for Prairies’ winter cereals

By GFM Network News October 19, 2017

CNS Canada — Following concerns in September about seeding winter cereals in dry conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter. “Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to germinate and start growing, especially if it’s been seeded shallow,” said Amanda […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Organic grain firm picks up elevator near border

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 4, 2017

A Minneapolis startup in the organic grain business has bought a northwestern North Dakota elevator that further expands its southern Prairie catchment. Pipeline Foods — which has hung out its shingle as a buyer of organic, non-GMO wheat, pulses and oats for food and feed — announced Tuesday it has bought a CHS elevator at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats, Weather

Oat prices keep firm as harvest rolls in

By GFM Network News October 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Oat prices firmed this week in Saskatchewan as reports streamed in indicating yields were slightly better than anticipated. Harvest in Saskatchewan is over three-quarters complete, although recent rains have delayed that progress somewhat. The province is the dominant growing area for Canadian oats. Bids rose five cents to a range of $2.33 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Minneapolis wheat trends lower, more losses likely

By GFM Network News October 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) are trading right above major support and are poised to keep moving lower, according to an analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly raised its estimate on the size of the U.S. spring wheat crop to 416.2 million bushels in a report released […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Cereals, Crops

Alberta wheat, barley groups test merged management

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 27, 2017

Already sharing an office and support staff, the Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley are taking the next step by sharing a manager. The two grower commissions announced Wednesday that the AWC’s general manager Tom Steve will now serve also as Alberta Barley’s general manager, replacing Rob Davies. With Steve on board, the two commissions’ […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley market firms with weak production numbers

By GFM Network News September 19, 2017

CNS Canada — A 16.8 per cent drop in the size of Canada’s barley crop has given feed barley prices some support, according to an industry-watcher in Alberta. “The market is looking fairly strong,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “It’s made things a little firmer for new-crop feed grain.” Wet weather […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat

Canadian canola deliveries reported near record

By GFM Network News September 16, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola remains the cash-flow king of the Prairies, with farmers making near record deliveries off the combine in the Canadian Grain Commission’s latest weekly report. A total of 627,000 tonnes of canola were delivered into the commercial system during the week ended Sept. 10, which would mark the third highest single week […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

By GFM Network News September 14, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are limiting winter cereal seeding so far, as farmers wait for rain. But that’s not the best strategy, according to Cordon Geisam, the southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta territorial manager for FP Genetics, a Regina-based seed company that deals in fall rye hybrids. […] Read more

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