After multiple years of drought, Australian farmers are going to harvest an above average crop. Barley production estimates are in the 11 million tonne range, due to increased area and good precipitation during the growing season. Matthew Madden is a grain grower and chair of the New South Wales farmers’ grain committee. He says […]
SaskBarley is part of a prairie coalition providing 2.7-million-dollars over five years for crop breeding at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. SaskBarley vice chair Brent Johnson of Strasbourg says the new five year project ensures farmers can expect new and improved barley varieties to stay competitive in the world market. He says the goal […]
Statistics Canada reports canola stocks fell 34 percent in the 2019-2020 crop year. There were 2.7 million tonnes stored in commercial and on-farm positions at the end of July. There was record demand from domestic canola crushers and seed exports rose 10.5 percent. Seed sales to China were lower due to political tensions over the […]
Stats Canada says a July farm survey found farmers are expected to produce less wheat, canola, corn and soybeans this year, but more barley and oats. The latest spring wheat production estimate is up this year, but durum and winter are down. The estimate currently stands at 2.9 percent from last year at 31.3 million […]
Wheat growers are being warned to watch out for fusarium in their crop. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission advises farmers that fusarium grows on wheat and barley in hot and humid conditions. Sask Wheat spokesperson Dallas Carpenter said there are several different types of fusarium. “The one the causes the most problem is fusarium graminearum, […]
