Better growing conditions in Western Canada helped to push national wheat production for the 2022 growing season to the third largest on record, Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops for November 2022, said. Canadian farmers reported producing...
A high proportion of the 2022 Canadian wheat crop has been graded in the top two grades, making for am excellently rated crop, a Nov. 23 news release from Cereals Canada said. There was high protein content across all Canadian wheat classes recorded. “The New...
Preliminary results show farmers in Alberta have voted in favour of the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC) and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) to amalgamate, a Nov. 2 news release said. Barley farmers were 89 per cent in favour of the merger, while wheat farmers were...
WheatStalk is back for the 2022 growing season with events happening in Magrath and St. Albert, a May 24 email from the Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley, said. The two day agronomic conference will feature presentations from Alberta Wheat and Barley’s...
A new study is showing that for every dollar invested in wheat breeding western Canadian farmers receive nearly $33 in return, a March 21 news release says. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), which includes the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission,...
Syngenta has launched Miravis Era fungicide, which protects wheat crops against Fusarium head blight, in Canada, a Jan. 27 news release says. The company also announced the label expansion of Miravis Neo and Miravis Ace fungicides. Miravis Neo has been expanded to...