Category: Western Canada

Cereals Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) have assessed the quality of the Canadian wheat crop and prepared the findings for global customers through a jointly released New Crop Report. According to the report, a high proportion of the 2022 wheat crop has graded in the top two grades, with high protein content across... Read More

Several American railroad worker unions are holding firm on contract demands, increasing the likelihood of a strike some time in early December. While an official strike date of December 9 has been reported, the American Association of Railroads says that logistic adjustments and slow downs would begin as much as a week prior, as some... Read More

The annual recommended list of malting barley varieties is out, and one prominent name is off the list: AC Metcalfe. Topping the list this year is AAC Connect, distributed by CANTERRA Seeds, and CDC Fraser, from SeCan. List veteran CDC Copeland and AAC Synergy round out the list of recommended varieties. The Canadian Malting Barley... Read More

How cold does it need to be to try and harvest snowed-in corn? That answer depends on the combine you're running, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson on this episode of Wheat Pete's Word. This week's episode also features a discussion on nitrogen management, losses, cover crop tie-up of nutrients, and an increase in fines on... Read More

Update, as of November 28: At least 28 commercial farm flocks have now tested posted for avian influenza in the Fraser Valley area of BC between November 16 and November 27, including five new cases on November 27. The number of cases of avian influenza (AI) in B.C. has risen rapidly over the past week... Read More

Farmers looking to upgrade to a header designed to cut through tough conditions and allow for higher cutting speeds can check out the MacDon FD2 header. Wayne Krowelski, with MacDon, says the FD2 header is in full production this year after its release in 2021. He says they've reengineered several aspects of their past header... Read More

Managing nitrogen fertilizer is a balancing of economic considerations, yield goals, and environmental implications. With both increased fertilizer prices and scrutiny on N fertilizer emissions, this episode of The Agronomists tackles the loss pathways and management tools required to minimize them. Our experts for this conversation are John Heard of Manitoba Agriculture, Peter Johnson of... Read More

First found in 2014 in Manitoba, verticillium stripe has become a more common disease found in canola. In parts of Manitoba, the season started with an excess of moisture and was hot, which led to the perfect breeding ground for the disease. Which is why it was the heaviest year on record in Western Canada... Read More

Each year, Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) selects 16 program participants ages 18-35 from across the country and offers industry networking, travel, and skill building opportunities. A focal point of the program is matching participants with a hand-picked mentor in their specific area of interest in the Canadian beef industry for a nine-month mentorship experience.... Read More

Nate Horner, Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, received his mandate letter from the new premier, Danielle Smith, this week. In it, Premier Smith outlines what she expects Horner to accomplish in the short and medium term. Horner is up to the task, he says, as a lot of what's included in the letter was... Read More