Spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended April 25, as a rally in United States futures provided support. Chart-based speculative buying was behind much of the strength in the futures, as fund traders bought back some of their large net short position. Declining crop ratings for U.S. winter wheat, the […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids climb with U.S. futures
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on pork demand outlook, rising commodities prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied in tandem with other commodities markets on Tuesday as signs of tightening supplies and a favorable pork demand outlook supported prices, traders said.
Producers sought for wheat, barley trials
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the past four growing seasons, Alberta Grains’ Plot2Farm has collected data from on-farm research trials that test specific agronomic questions. In 2023, there was research at eight sites on increased wheat seeding rates, increased N on barley, plant growth regulators on wheat, wheat variety trials and enhanced-efficiency fertilizers. Alberta Grains is seeking producers interested […] Read more
Bacterial leaf streak in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bacterial leaf streak is an emerging disease in the Prairies. In 2023, Michael Harding’s provincial team conducted a province-wide survey to see where it is being found. Most of the infections were in Vulcan, Taber and Newell counties. However, one positive field was found at a more northern location, in Athabasca County. If the survey […] Read more
Conditions ripe for winter cereal wreck
Lack of snow cover, up-and-down temperatures and pooling and freezing all potential problems
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Minimal snow cover, frigid temperatures in mid-January and above-average temperatures after that may have set the stage for winterkill in winter crops. The risk is high enough to cause concern among crop specialists. “The eastern Prairies are in a little bit better shape than (Saskatchewan and Alberta) but there’s huge swaths that […] Read more
Technical centre wants farmers to consider barley
AAFC projects higher barley production in 2024
As farmers prepare for spring seeding, the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre reminded them to keep barley in mind.
Barley market prospects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barley prices have been slipping lower during this crop year. Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst, says the seasonal pattern of barley prices implies that there should have been a price recovery following harvest, but that has not been the case. The tariff on Australian barley exports to China was dropped in August 2023 and […] Read more
Grain quality reports available
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Grain Commission full quality reports for CWRS, CWAD and CPSR wheats are now available and in a new format. These reports now feature new quality summaries, more visual charts and graphs and additional resources. The quality of the CWRS crop was excellent, with more than 97 per cent of the crop being in […] Read more
VIDEO: Taking craft beer from the toolshed, to the community
Reading Time: < 1 minute You’d be hard pressed to find a person more passionate about craft beer than Graham Sherman of Toolshed Brewing Co. He’s also learned a thing or two about building a business from the ground up, taking his taste for beer – and passion for brewing – literally from the toolshed in his back yard to […] Read more
Wheat quality excellent in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cereals Canada has released the 2023 New Wheat Crop Report, which provides a quality and functionality update to domestic and global customers of Canadian wheat. Despite a challenging growing season that led to variable yields and below-average production, Canada produced another top-quality wheat crop. It had excellent quality in all wheat classes. Most of it […] Read more
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