The two biggest headwinds facing the Canadian mustard market right now are bigger supplies and weaker demand, market analyst Chuck Penner said at last week’s Sask Mustard annual general meeting in Saskatoon. “It is really disappointing.” Related story: New opportunities loom for mustard Production of brown and Oriental mustard was down, Penner said, while that […] Read more
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Crop Production Show 2025: Mustard market outlook ‘disappointing’
The two biggest headwinds facing the Canadian mustard market right now are bigger supplies and weaker demand, market analyst Chuck Penner said at the Sask Mustard annual general meeting held today in Saskatoon. “It is really disappointing.” Production of brown and Oriental mustard was down, Penner said, while that of yellow mustard was up about […] Read more
Crop Production Show 2025: How do fertilizer reductions impact the oat industry?
Considerations for industry competitiveness should be top of mind, says researcher at Crop Week 2025
If oat producers in Canada were to reduce their fertilizer use by 15 or 30 per cent, how would that impact their profits and the industry’s overall competitiveness? That’s what researcher Jessica Enns tried to figure out through a recently completed research project, she told producers at the SaskOats annual general meeting Wednesday morning, which […] Read more
Crop Production Show 2025: Oat beers having a moment
Market demand and unique grain traits make oats an increasingly attractive ingredient for craft beers, says Sask. brewer at the 2025 Crop Production Show in Saskatoon
There’s huge growth potential for oats as a craft beer ingredient in Canada right now, craft brewer Mark Heise said at Crop Week 2025. “Across Canada, there’s about 1,200 breweries. I can guarantee you, just about all of them are using oats to some degree,” he said today at the SaskOats annual general meeting in […] Read more
U.S. tariffs could impact Canadian oat market as early as next week
Producers shouldn't panic just yet, says oat market analyst at the 2025 Crop Production show
It’s likely that Canadian oat producers will be affected by U.S.-imposed tariffs as early as next week, according to one expert. “I’ll be quite surprised if he (U.S. president-elect Donald Trump) doesn’t implement the tariffs on his first day,” said oat market analyst Randy Strychar at the SaskOats 2025 annual general meeting held today during […] Read more
Crop Production Show 2025: Ag research sector has productivity problem say panellists
The Canadian agriculture research sector has a productivity problem. “There are two areas where we’re falling down,” Saskatchewan deputy agriculture minister Bill Greuel said during an agriculture research panel discussion held Tuesday in Saskatoon as part of the 2025 Crop Production Show. “One is front-end basic research and science, and the other is downstream commercialization […] Read more
Future of agriculture may be visual
A picture is worth a thousand words. Today, that old saying probably goes something more like, a picture is worth a thousand likes. With social media, it has become easier to capture and share imagery than ever before, and this trend is growing. There is a lot of science behind why a visual can do […] Read more
Food costs top of mind for consumers
Report says ability to afford shopping at the grocery store is the top life concern for Canadians for the fifth year in a row
Katie Clark cancelled her plans to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year because of rising food costs. The 32-year-old Toronto-based single mom says this isn’t the only way rising food costs have affected her over the last year. “It’s really affected what I make and how I cook, and it’s taken the joy out of it […] Read more
Ag, forestry sectors urged to advocate together
An industry leader says both sectors poised to provide solutions to critical issues if the appropriate policies are in place
The agriculture and forestry sectors have a lot in common and should be working together on common goals, says an industry leader. Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), said both industries are strongly grounded in rural Canada and both share unique opportunities that are timely in the current environment. “As […] Read more
Honesty key in food marketing
Canadian consumers have a high level of mistrust when it comes to food labels and marketing. That was one of the key takeaways of a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, which showed that 62 percent of Canadians have concerns about misleading food labels and marketing. But instead of viewing this as […] Read more
