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These changes in height and lodging rates were found on irrigated land at Lethbridge in 2015.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Researchers put PGRs to the test

Alberta researchers find that PGRs impact different wheat varieties in different ways

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The perception that all hard red wheat varieties respond equally to plant growth regulators doesn’t hold up in the field, according to an Alberta Agriculture and Forestry researcher. “We’ve looked at several different hard reds that have a height reduction, but they don’t have the improvement in standability that we need,” Dr. Sheri Strydhorst told […] Read more
(Canada Beef Inc. photo)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Buyers eating up Lethbridge feed barley

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CNS Canada –– Lethbridge feed barley prices have strengthened on bargain buying, according to one market watcher, while demand for feed wheat is steady at best. Lethbridge barley prices have increased from $200-$205 in January to $205-$215 in February, as the grain becomes more difficult to source, said Jim Beusekom, president at Market Place Commodities. […] Read more
Guests touring the Bayer canola seed processing plant in Lethbridge in early October look at part of the process used to clean and size canola seed.
Canola, Crops

Bayer seed plant was born ready

After a delayed official opening, InVigor seed plant preparing seed for 2016 season

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Marcus Weidler hopes there aren’t any more late spring panic situations forcing a scramble to produce treated canola seed to replant two million frosted acres, but he says Bayer CropScience’s newly expanded canola seed processing plant will be better prepared if there is. The southern Alberta plant near Lethbridge with a recently completed $15.6 million expansion was put to […] Read more
Canterra, which has already worked with AAFC-bred CPSR varieties such as AC Conquer VB, has entered a partnership with AAFC and the Alberta Wheat Commission for future CPSR development. (Canterra.com)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) on Wednesday announced they would jointly contribute $3.4 million over five years to Dr. Harpinder Randhawa’s CPSR breeding program at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre. The […] Read more
(CropScience.Bayer.ca)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Bayer postpones plant opening to meet canola seed demand

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Frost, wind, moisture and even flea beetles have already devastated Prairie canola crops this season, leading to unprecedented reseeding — and seed companies are struggling to meet the extra demand. Bayer CropScience announced Thursday it will postpone Friday’s scheduled grand opening of its new Lethbridge, Alta. seed processing plant, so staff can focus on meeting […] Read more
Hi-Pro Feeds plans to buy and close New-Life Mills’ Lethbridge feed mill, then consolidate the two plants’ business at its own Lethbridge mill shown here. (HiProFeeds.com)
Livestock

Hi-Pro buying, shutting Lethbridge feed mill

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The livestock feed business in southern Alberta is set for consolidation as feed miller Hi-Pro Feeds moves to buy, then close, a fellow feed mill. Hi-Pro, the former feed milling business of grain handler Viterra, announced Wednesday it’s bought New-Life Mills’ Lethbridge feed plant for an undisclosed sum, will hire three New-Life employees and will […] Read more

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