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Selling your spring-threshed grain
Columns, Markets

Selling your spring-threshed grain

Brian Wittal has talked to potential buyers of those cereal crops still out in the field

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Another warm spell has some producers who face the unenviable task of spring combining calling to ask what they’ll be able to do with the grain they harvest in the spring. Farmers are wondering where they can sell it and what it will be worth. Some are wondering if they should even bother trying to […] Read more
In affected spots in the wheat field, the plants had white heads and dried-up flag leaves. Something was causing the wheat to turn white, but what?
Cereals, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Crop trouble follows a pattern

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 28, 2015 issue of Grainews

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It was back at harvest time the previous year when I received my first SOS about a particular field problem from Joe, who grows canola, wheat and barley on his farm at Morinville, Alta. The performance of his barley crop just wasn’t up to snuff — yield was way down as a result of numerous […] Read more
This photo shows Goodeve wheat, not sprayed with fungicide. The photo was taken on August 2, 2012.
Columns, Crops

Looking for solutions for fusarium

Fusarium head blight is on the rise, and Les Henry is looking for a solution

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The title of this piece might suggest that the author is an authority on plant disease, but that is not true. For this I have my farmer hat on. There is nothing like a little skin in the game to force one to read the literature and learn. My rotation had been wheat/peas/wheat/canola for 15 […] Read more
The three provincial wheat commissions have signed an MOU, agreeing to conintue support for Cigi. The three organizations will collaborate, and co-ordinate regional research efforts.
Cereals, Crops, Features

The brave new world of Prairie wheat

A look at the research funding and marketing development behind this rotation staple

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Wheat is a staple crop in most Prairie farmers’ rotations, and it’s not likely to be displaced any time soon. It’s still one of Canada’s most important crops, and contributes more than $11 billion to the Canadian economy every year. Although wheat prices may not always get farmers excited, the potential for the crop does, […] Read more
Wheat research on the Prairies
Cereals, Crops, Features

Wheat research on the Prairies

A roundup of wheat research that will bring new varieties suited for the Canadian Prairies


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According to Genome Canada’s website, wheat accounts for 20 per cent of all calories consumed throughout the world, and as global population grows, wheat productivity needs to increase by 1.6 per cent each year. At the same time, climate change is causing temperature and precipitation changes that challenge established patterns. So there is also a need to […] Read more
Wheat research in the pipeline
Cereals, Crops, Features

Wheat research in the pipeline

Not happy with wheat in your rotation? One of these projects will brighten your future

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Following is a roundup of some of the major wheat research and breeding projects across Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan that address priority areas such as increasing yield, improving disease and pest resistance, agronomics and tolerance to drought and excess moisture, as well as end-use qualities. Better wheat under stress Two projects are looking at improving […] Read more
When a seed sprouts in the field, starches, which ultimately become bread or pasta, convert to sugars, which make end products, like bread or pasta too sticky.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Genes can control pre-harvest sprouting

Manitoba researchers are using new technology to solve an old problem


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Pre-harvest sprouting of cereal seeds in the field is directly linked to the seed’s dormancy level. Plants produce different compounds that regulate physiological processes, including seed germination and dormancy. When seeds are dormant, even if they have adequate moisture, heat and oxygen, they simply won’t germinate. One of the factors which prevents seeds from germinating […] Read more
Is the winter wheat going to be alright?
Cereals, Crops, Features

Is the winter wheat going to be alright?

Patience is key to judging the health of your winter wheat stand this spring


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If you’re wondering how your winter wheat crop is faring in the field this winter, you’re not alone. Agronomists at The Western Winter Wheat Initiative (WWWI) — a project to build awareness and credibility of winter wheat — has already received calls from growers asking about how and when to judge the stand. Paul Thoroughgood, […] Read more
Grain cars moving, but not fast enough for some farmers
Cereals, News

Grain cars moving, but not fast enough for some farmers

Poor weather slows loading on the West Coast

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With spring around the corner, some farmers are worried they won’t get grain delivered before road bans and field work begins. Brian Stratuliak is a grain and cattle producer in the Dawson Creek, B.C., area. He had planned to deliver 300 tonnes of feed wheat this winter, but has only been able to deliver 120 […] Read more
Iuean Evans, A.K.A. “Dr. Copper”.
Crops, Features

Earlier seeding has advantages

Seed according to conditions to optimize moisture, 
root development and nutrients

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It is difficult to have a conversation with plant pathologist and soil fertility specialist Dr. Iuean Evans without hearing the word “copper” and the important role it can play in development of a healthy, high yielding crop. But he also has recently noted that early-bird agronomic practices are important for optimizing soil available nutrients and […] Read more

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