Industry insiders see new reason for optimism amid cover cropping programs and changes to single-use agreements
Glacier FarmMedia – Western Canada may be on the cusp of a rye renaissance. New cover cropping programs and changes to single-use agreements could double the number of Canadian rye acres within the next five to 10 years. It’s all because of a recent tweak in contractual language from seed companies on their hybrid rye […] Read moreTag Archives hybrid rye
Hybrid varieties a game changer for rye sector
Half of prairie rye acres are now hybrids, which has increased yields by more than 20 percent in good growing conditions
This is part of an ongoing series of stories exploring rye, the crop, as it becomes Rye, the whisky. Rye has been grown as long as there have been farmers on the Prairies, but little of that experience and history means much when it comes to today’s hybrid varieties. The rye varieties that are seeing […] Read more
Growing rye for seed is quirky but fun
This is part of an ongoing series of stories exploring rye, the crop, as it becomes Rye, the whisky. There’s a problem when a niche crop catches on with farmers. “It causes you to add more bins and keep growing capacity,” said Enchant, Alta., seed grower Greg Stamp in an interview this spring, as he […] Read more
