Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter cereals such other than wheat, such as barley, could provide better yield and rotation options for Ontario growers.
Winter cereals beyond wheat gaining traction
Interest is rising in alternative winter cereals like barley and hybrid rye as profitable rotation options
Gen Z creates ag hiring challenges
Proper training and on-boarding are seen as key to keeping the younger generation in agriculture long term
Reading Time: 4 minutes Agricultural employers may need to think outside the box to attract and retain Gen Z employees back to the rural lifestyle
USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere
Australia will grow more wheat in 2025/26 than earlier expectations, but production will likely be down on the year in Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to several attaché reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 20, as it continues to catch up following the federal government shutdown.
‘Like gold’: Europe’s barley prices climb as buyers chase supply
Barley usually at discount to wheat
Feed barley prices in Europe are matching or surpassing milling wheat, an unusual trend driven by strong export demand and tight supply.
Ag in Motion wins business tourism award
Ag in Motion wins business tourism award at the 2025 Canadian Tourism Awards. Photo: Paul Yanko
Western B.C., parts of Prairies received drought relief in October
Jekyll-and-Hyde patterns of precipitation in Western Canada continue in fight against drought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Drought monitor for Western Canada for October
Farmers left waiting on rural crime
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration, and the building tension might lead to dangerous escalation
Reading Time: 8 minutes RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration for farmers and other residents.
CFIA suspends U.S. imports after Vesicular Stomatitis Virus outbreaks in Arizona
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) temporarily suspended U.S. imports from regions with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)outbreaks, impacting cross-border horse, swine, and ruminant movement.
Milk concentration plant officially opens in Alta.
Industry hopes the opening of Dairy Innovation West will strengthen the milk market in Western Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian raw-milk processing history made with start up of Dairy Innovation West milk concentration plant in Alberta
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to remain rangebound
Canadian canola futures are poised to slip back in the short term, although the oilseed could climb slowly higher in the long term, said Jamie Wilton, trader with R.J. O’Brien in Winnipeg, Man.