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Canadian Grain Commission announces grain grading changes

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 12, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced several grain grading changes for the 2024-25 crop year to better meet the needs of the domestic grain sector and global buyers. “The Canadian Grain Commission values stakeholder input and is implementing these changes based on feedback from the sector. They will support continued growth and Canada’s reputation as […] Read more

This map from PrairieFHB.ca shows the FHB risk level for the CPSR wheat variety AAC Penhold, as of May 15. The higher-altitude Prairie-wide map was pretty green (low risk) so we’ve zoomed in here on the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge area of southern Alberta. Yellow denotes “moderate” risk; red denotes “high” risk, while black (not shown) would denote “very high.”

Cereals, Cereals Production Guide, Crops

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk

Prairie-wide, variety-specific FHB risk maps now available online

By Grainews Staff May 16, 2024

Wheat, barley and durum growers in all three Prairie provinces can now check online whether fusarium head blight may be coming soon to a field near them. We’ve written before in these pages about the development and expected launch of new Prairie-wide fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps — which have now gone live online […] Read more

Markets

Feed barley stuck in downtrend

Canada has imported 564,900 tonnes of U.S. corn since Sept. 1

By GFM Network News February 29, 2024

The Western Canadian feed market remains under pressure, with barley bids stuck in a steady downtrend.

Livestock, Markets

Feed grain weekly outlook: Ample supplies pushing down prices

Livestock feeders well covered with U.S. corn, pressuring prices

By GFM Network News February 8, 2024

Due to good supplies, prices for feed barley and wheat continued to slide back, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta.

Barley, Cereals, Crops

Technical centre wants farmers to consider barley

AAFC projects higher barley production in 2024

By GFM Network News February 5, 2024

As farmers prepare for spring seeding, the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre reminded them to keep barley in mind.

Livestock, Markets

Feed grain weekly outlook: Buyers looking towards springtime

Analysts suggest farmers will grow less barley

By GFM Network News January 25, 2024

Feedlots continued to purchase corn imports from the United States, putting pressure on feed barley and wheat prices in Western Canada. However, the prospective of fewer planted acres this spring could give prices a boost.

Crops, Markets

Western Canadian feed market cold, but quiet

General trend in barley pricing flat to lower

By GFM Network News January 18, 2024

Extreme cold temperatures in Western Canada have done little to move the needle on feed grain markets as corn continues to come up from the United States and end users appear well covered for the time being.

Bacterial leaf streak has an impact on late-stage crops but can appear in the three- to five-leaf stage.

Cereals Guide 2023, Cereals Production Guide

Irrigators warned to watch for bacterial outbreaks in cereals

Bacterial leaf streak is already an issue for Alberta and the U.S. Plains

By Becky Zimmer January 18, 2024

Saskatchewan irrigators can consider themselves warned: look out for bacterial leaf streak. Gursahib Singh, research director of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corp. (ICDC), presented to 200 members of the irrigation industry at the Irrigation Saskatchewan conference on Dec. 5 in Saskatoon. Bacterial leaf streak is so far not a problem in Saskatchewan, but has been […] Read more

The Canadian Grain Commission reports barley production across the Prairies down by 10 per cent in 2023 over 2022.

Cereals Guide 2023

Malt barley shows good quality

Dry conditions led to lower yields in 2023

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 18, 2024

Glacier MarketsFarm – Hot and dry growing conditions cut into barley yields in Western Canada in 2023 but quality was generally good, according to the yearly annual harvest report on barley quality from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total barley production across the Prairies was down by 10 per cent on the year, at 8.707 million […] Read more

A CDC Vantta plot at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 2022. The new Canada Western Amber Durum variety from SeCan was developed by CDC wheat breeder Curtis Pozniak, pictured here.

Cereals Guide 2023

New cereal varieties for 2024

Seven new options are on the market for Prairie producers

By Mark Halsall January 18, 2024

Farmers in Western Canada have seven new cereal varieties to choose from for next year. Here is a look what FP Genetics, SeCan, SeedNet and Stamp Seeds have to offer. Please note the following list includes only brand new offerings for 2024. FP Genetics Durum: AAC Schrader is the first durum in the Canada Western […] Read more

Daily Network News

Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx

Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments

Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company

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