Reading Time: 2 minutes Two of Alberta’s largest farm groups have seen an abrupt change in leadership. It’s reported that three individuals have left the senior leadership team of the Alberta Wheat Commission and the Alberta Barley Commission. General manager Tom Steve, COO Syeda Khurram and cash advance program manager Hasan Kazmi are reported to have left effective April […] Read more
Three senior executives out at Alberta wheat & barley commissions
Move comes as groups work towards August 1 amalgamation target
Calculating the benefits of nitrogen fertilizer
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions have developed a calculator to estimate possible economic returns from nitrogen fertilizer. The N rate calculators are developed for spring wheat and feed barley, and are adapted to Black, Brown and Dark Brown soil zones. The grower can determine the N rate that brings the highest net return by […] Read more
Few yield boosts, but lots of food for thought in farmer-driven trials
With Plot2Farm, producers themselves answer key questions on emerging practices
Reading Time: 4 minutes Boosting nitrogen in barley, wide- versus narrow-row spacing, and three-way split nitrogen applications were in the spotlight in producer-driven on-farm trials in 2022. Although increased yield wasn’t in the cards in several cases, moments of clarity may have made up for it. Plot2Farm is a field-scale research program in which farmers themselves conduct the kind […] Read more
Cereal producers back merger but it won’t happen overnight, say officials
Amalgamating Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley is complicated but should be done by summer
Reading Time: 3 minutes A merged wheat and barley commission will be up and running by August after Alberta growers overwhelmingly voted to amalgamate the two groups. “August 1 would be the ideal launch date (as) July 31 is the end of our fiscal year,” said Tom Steve, general manager for both groups, which merged their leadership and administrative […] Read more
A quick video primer on soil sampling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Veteran soil scientist Ross McKenzie has joined Alberta Wheat and Barley agronomy expert Jeremy Boychyn to create a YouTube video on soil sampling. The seven-minute video covers topics such as the difference between spring and fall sampling (tip: wait until soil cools down before sampling in autumn). But the video mainly focuses on how to […] Read more
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