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Barley, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market factors in lower barley prices

Strength in deferred live cattle futures also supportive

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. jumped $4 to as much as $10 in some cases. Steers in the 700- to 800-lb. category appeared to be up $10-$12 while similar-weight heifers were up $8-$10. Calves under 700 lbs. were up $10-$20. The feeder market was hard to define in some cases. […] Read more
This photo is of a wheat plant at growth stage 31, which is generally the best time to apply a plant growth regulator to a cereal crop.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Application timing of PGRs

When to use PGRs and application guidelines

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It’s said timing is everything and that is especially true when it comes to the use of plant growth regulators. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are hormone-based compounds used primarily as a harvest management aid to modify plant growth and development. They help produce plants with shorter, thicker and stronger stems and reduce the risk of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger loonie sends bids down

U.S. wheat futures also down on week

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MarketsFarm — A rising Canadian dollar helped lower western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday despite an array of supportive factors. As the central and southern U.S. Plains deal with severe drought in winter wheat-growing areas, a large snowpack in the northern Plains threatens to delay spring wheat seeding by a few weeks. […] Read more
Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand, prices rise

Downside risk seen in June, July

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MarketsFarm — After months of declining prices, one trader is now seeing a “pop” in the feed barley market. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities at Saskatoon explained that logistics issues caused transportation delays for barley and resulted in feedlots ordering more than they needed last fall — but by the time spring came around, demand […] Read more
A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Australia reaches deal with China in barley dispute

Trade shift may be 'bad news' for Canada and other exporters

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Sydney/Beijing | Reuters — Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, the two countries said on Tuesday, a latest sign of improving ties between the major commodity trade partners. Relations between the two had been strained for years, and worsened after Australia called for an inquiry into the […] Read more
This apomictic process, if successful, allows superior combinations of plant traits to be captured and preserved without any cross-pollination.
Cereals, Columns, Crops

Hybrid wheat and apomixis

Practical Research: Are we any closer?

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Eureka! Not really. In the next year or so, Syngenta will release a hybrid wheat variety using complex crossbreeding systems just ahead of a few rival companies working on the same problem. Hybrid wheat varieties combine the traits of two parent selections. Work started on hybrid wheat around 2010, and by 2023 there will be […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices still historically high, but face headwinds

Bulk corn delivery remains more convenient

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MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada remain historically strong, despite easing off their highs over the past month and trending lower. With bids of around $410 per tonne into the Lethbridge feedlot alley, feed barley “is still a sell,” according to Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, speaking on a webinar. However, he noted there […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drift lower

U.S. wheat futures down on week

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended Wednesday, as choppiness in U.S. futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $1.60-$6.90 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from a […] Read more
Parrish and Heimbecker says this view of its Kincardine, Ont. site, pre-construction, shows where a new truck receiving area will be set up. (ParrishAndHeimbecker.com)
Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

P+H upgrading southwestern Ontario elevator

Improved unload times expected for wheat deliveries

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Updated, April 6 — Agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has started “major” upgrades on one of its southwestern Ontario grain elevators, with plans to dedicate the site to milling wheat. Winnipeg-based P+H said Tuesday the work already underway at its inland facility on Highway 21 just south of Kincardine will boost unloading speeds on grain […] Read more
Water-soaked lesions after artificial inoculations in the chambers.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Five tips for managing bacterial leaf streak

Currently no seed treatments or in-crop disease control options exist. Understanding the disease is critical to managing it

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While bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been reported in Canada for at least 100 years, its incidence appears to be rising in both irrigated and non-irrigated Prairie wheat and barley acres over the past decade. BLS directly affects yield and grain quality and decreases emergence. Primarily seed-borne (at least for now), it is especially devastating […] Read more

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