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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

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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

“We have two very capable individuals representing different regions. As a national commission, we span diverse crop rotations, soil types and climates, and these individuals bring varied experiences and personalities to the role,” a spokesperson said in an email. | Screencap via poga.ca

POGA elects co-presidents

Glacier FarmMedia – The Prairie Oat Growers Association has elected Ambrely Ralph and Greg Bott as co-presidents. This is the first time POGA has had co-presidents. Ralph is also the first president elected from Saskatchewan. “We have two very capable individuals representing different regions. As a national commission, we span diverse crop rotations, soil types […] Read more