Oats, Agriculture News & Resources

Millers likely to see tighter oat supplies

By Terry Fries, GFM Network News October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — Oat prices are on the rise as millers attempt to secure supplies amid a difficult harvest. “As of right now, it will be tight for everybody. The thing is there’s so much still to be harvested. If they get it off it might not be the best. Some of it will be […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Oats, Reuters

World’s oldest bread found at prehistoric site in Jordan

By GFM Network News July 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread, a vital staple food, millennia before they developed agriculture. No matter how you slice it, the discovery detailed on Monday shows […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Ample supply keeps oats under pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian oat crops are in reasonably good shape following recent rains, though prices may find themselves under pressure as end-users are well covered for the time being. Farmers planned on seeding about 3.15 million acres of oats in the country in 2018, down only slightly from the 3.2 million seeded the previous […] Read more

Crops, Oats, Weather

Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News April 13, 2018

CNS Canada — With winter still hanging on across Western Canada, one buyer thinks it could lead to an uptick in oat acres. “Later seeding generally increases oat acres. We’d rather see them seeded earlier but farmers have had a tendency when things get late (to) throw some more acres into oats,” said Scott Shiels […] Read more

Millers want a maximum moisture of 13.5 per cent so they can dehull the oats properly and avoid pieces of oat hulls in the customer’s morning cereal.

Crops, Oats

More than a rotation crop for feed

Demand is increasing for this officially ‘heart healthy’ crop, but growers need to pay attention to quality

By Angela Lovell February 16, 2018

New varieties that consistently yield 120 to 140 bushels per acre. Increasing demand, with buyers paying a premium. Competitive against weeds, with good resistance to fusarium. That hardly describes a feed crop you seed last because you need it in rotation. Demand for milling oats is on the rise and processors have announced expansion. Some […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Growing quality oats

Recommendations for oat agronomy from the new POGA Oat Growers Manual and research across Western Canada

By Angela Lovell February 13, 2018

Soil and rotation Oats grow best in black and grey wooded soil zones that have higher moisture, but can grow on sandy loam to heavy clay soils as long as they have good drainage. To reduce disease pressure and optimize yields, oats should not be grown after cereals. The best rotational crops include canola, hay, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Cash oats steady despite climb in futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

CNS Canada — Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the past month, but the cash market in Western Canada remains steady overall. “It’s been a nice little rally up,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada on the 35 U.S. cents per bushel rise in […] Read more

Crops, Oats, Pulses

Prairie processors plan gluten-free partnership

By GFM Network News January 11, 2018

A Saskatchewan firm processing gluten-free oats is pairing up with a Manitoba pulse miller to expand Prairie producers’ space in the certified gluten-free market. Portage la Prairie-based Best Cooking Pulses and Regina-based Avena Foods on Monday announced a new partnership agreement they say will boost cross-selling and market penetration. Financial terms of the partnership, which […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim

By Staff, GFM Network News October 30, 2017

The maker of Cheerios cereal is pulling a controversial “gluten-free” claim from the product’s Canadian packaging starting in 2018, over what it says is a lack of a “consistent” testing protocol for oat products. General Mills announced last week it will remove the “gluten-free” claim from Cheerios sold in Canada starting in January, though it […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats, Weather

Oat prices keep firm as harvest rolls in

By GFM Network News October 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Oat prices firmed this week in Saskatchewan as reports streamed in indicating yields were slightly better than anticipated. Harvest in Saskatchewan is over three-quarters complete, although recent rains have delayed that progress somewhat. The province is the dominant growing area for Canadian oats. Bids rose five cents to a range of $2.33 […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages

Manitoba harvest nearing completion

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages

Manitoba harvest nearing completion

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Millers likely to see tighter oat supplies

World’s oldest bread found at prehistoric site in Jordan

Ample supply keeps oats under pressure

Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres

More than a rotation crop for feed

Growing quality oats

Cash oats steady despite climb in futures

Prairie processors plan gluten-free partnership

Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim

Oat prices keep firm as harvest rolls in

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