Seed companies look to new varieties to get farmers excited about oats again
When this story ran in the New Seed Variety Guide it incorrectly identified FP Genetics. Oats have had a tough time of late. After reaching a 10-year high of 3.9 million acres in 2022, oat acres dove 40 per cent to 2.5 million acres the next year, the lowest number on record. However, with some […] Read moreTag Archives Canterra Seeds

Pulse grower-funded lentils near release date
Limagrain and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers say their new red lentil varieties will offer ‘significant yield improvement’
LANGHAM, Sask. — Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ new breeding partner is poised to release its first varieties. Limagrain has small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show. They will offer “significant yield improvement” for Canada’s lentil growers, […] Read more
Incorporating resistant traits weighs on yields
Canadian canola breeding programs are shifting to a focus on boosting yields rather than protecting them, says an industry official. Yield growth has been disappointing. In 2014, the Canola Council of Canada established a target of achieving a national average yield of 52 bushels per acre by 2025. That isn’t going so well. Other stories […] Read more