oats Archives - Page 2 of 16

Corteva recently introduced Trusource, a durum wheat which provides increased dietary fibre and could be commercially available to growers within a couple of years.

New tools could speed up development of cereal varieties

Selection is a business of evaluation, identification — and yes, rejection

By Jim Timlick January 4, 2025

When it comes to developing new varieties of cereal crops, the focus of those efforts can be as much about what doesn’t work as what does, says one breeding expert. Francois Eudes is the director of research, development and technology for the science and technology branch at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at Lethbridge. As […] Read more

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 8, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Crops, News, Oats, Pasture, Peas, Spring Wheat

Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average

Progress hits 85 per cent complete

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 4, 2024

Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.

Crops, News

Alberta harvest progressing rapidly

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 6, 2024

Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more

(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

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.

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.

A reference genome for oats will help breeders develop a more targeted approach to improving characteristics such as disease tolerance and yield.

Cereals Guide 2023

Sequenced genome makes good reading for oat breeding

The resulting roadmap should help researchers work through oats’ genetic complexity

By Ralph Pearce January 18, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – While it has its defenders among those who grow oats for food, feed and seed markets, oat production often goes undervalued in a land where canola and wheat are kings. That’s why the recent creation of the world’s first reference genome for oats is a significant step toward a more targeted approach […] Read more

General

Court remedy sought for unfulfilled contracts

Sask. company claims equipment breakdown at a third-party mill caused it to declare force majeure on contracted oats

By GFM Network News January 8, 2024

More than two dozen farmers are moving ahead with legal action against Purely Canada Foods after it failed to honour contracts for gluten-free oats. The dispute centres on 2022 gluten-free oat contracts. On March 1, 2023, the company sent a letter to the farmers saying it was voiding the contracts because oat processing machinery had failed the previous fall and it couldn’t accept the crop.

Grain Growers call for Port of Vancouver to be included in federal major projects

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward

Ag tech success potential improved with farmer connections

GFM Network News