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There is a future for older barley varieties like OAC21, the current choice for maltsters and brewers across Canada.

Something old for something new

This century-old malt barley variety is set to launch a renaissance in the brewing sector

By Ralph Pearce August 3, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes *[Updated with email comment at bottom: Aug. 25, 2017] The key to branding any product is to start with a good story, and the recently re-instated registration of OAC21, a six-rowed malting barley, is a “feel good” story, particularly with Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. On its own, OAC21 isn’t expected to ever become a huge […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan harvest starts amid heat, dryness concerns

By Commodity News Service Canada August 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada – Some producers in the south have started harvest, according to the latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for the week ended July 31. Less than one per cent of fields have been combined across the province so far, but 47 per cent of fall rye, six per cent of winter wheat, two per […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Markets

Malt barley outlook promising, but harvest quality will be key

By Terry Fries August 2, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada – Many questions remain about Western Canada’s malt barley crop, but many analysts appear to expect at least an adequate harvest. Quality concerns and yield reductions will hit farmers in southern areas, but for those with good quality, prices should remain at least steady for the medium term. While analysts cautioned that forecasts […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain rally

By Jerry Klassen July 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Limited cattle were on offer with the shortened holiday week, but quality groups were well bid. Feedlot operators have been aggressively selling fed cattle, freeing up pen space. Although feedlot inventories decline in the summer, many operations want to carry sufficient numbers into the […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat, barley commissions’ single checkoffs set

By Country Guide Staff July 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The post-deregulation era of Prairie grain research and market development funding is cleared to begin, as the three Prairie provinces’ wheat and barley commissions have set new single checkoffs on Prairie wheat and barley, all starting Aug. 1. The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) on Wednesday announced that when the Western Canadian Deduction […] Read more

A screengrab from a promotional video for Bayer’s Proline fungicide. (Bayer CropScience Canada via YouTube)

Crops, Machinery

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

By Country Guide Staff July 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer CropScience is recommending users of its Proline foliar fungicide double-check the nozzles they’re using before spraying, to avoid the “plugging issues” affecting some customers’ sprayers. The company on Wednesday reported a “small” number of cases in which farmers’ sprayers were plugging up during applications of Proline, a broad-spectrum prothioconazole (Group 3) suspension Bayer bills […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. proposes cutting biofuels requirements due to ‘market realities’

By Chris Prentice, David Shepardson, Jarrett Renshaw July 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed reducing the volumes of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel in 2018, in a move that could mark the first step towards a broader overhaul to the controversial energy policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal marked a slight decline […] Read more

Barley, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market enters summer doldrums

By Jerry Klassen July 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices steady to $5 lower across all weight categories last week with most auction barns starting their summer holiday schedule. Most sales rings are closed next week. Limited numbers were on offer across the Prairies, which caused diverse price action in certain regions. Heavier feeders are hard to come by this […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Trade looks to potential, not projections, post-StatsCan data

By Jade Markus June 29, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — The commodity trade has turned its focus forward following fresh data from Statistics Canada. “The acreage numbers are important, but this game right now is all about weather,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, naming spring wheat as one crop the market had been closely watching. While estimates for all wheat seeded […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Strong demand keeps Prairie feed barley well supported

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 15, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Feed barley bids remain well supported in Western Canada, as solid demand and reluctant farmer selling keep the market underpinned heading into the summer months. “There is pretty decent demand. I’d say higher than average for this time of year,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. Strong […] Read more

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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