Ken Gross, a Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist who has promoted winter cereals for decades, has witnessed the ups and downs of the crop in Western Canada.
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Winter wheat advocate set to retire
Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist has promoted winter cereals for decades and remains hopeful about the crop’s future
SaskWheat showcasing winter cereals Ag In Motion
SaskWheat will feature winter wheat, fall rye and winter triticale in its crop plots at Ag in Motion, from July 15-17
The data doesn’t lie — winter wheat is in a down cycle on the Prairies.
Get the most from fusarium head blight risk maps
Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops
Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops.
Patience required for winter cereals in the springtime
Manitoba wasn’t warm enough in the first half of April for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow
Manitoba’s weather in the first half of April wasn’t warm enough for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow
Early planted winter cereals bring more and better forage
Seeding winter cereals “ultra early” in the spring can hedge against drought by offering an alternative feed source, according to Alberta research results. The project’s origins can be traced to the extremely dry year of 2021, which left many Lakeland area producers in need of feed and water resources. Canola crops withered, yielding as little […] Read more
Outlook for fall seeding looks positive this year
Soil moisture conditions vary across the Prairies, but crop specialists say winter cereals may be set for a good start
Glacier FarmMedia – Experts expect a lot of winter cereals to be planted this fall despite a wide range of weather conditions across the Prairies. Manitoba, generally the wettest of the three Prairie provinces, lived up to its reputation this year. Above-average precipitation blanketed the province in the first half of summer. At the end […] Read more
Winter cereals struggle to survive
Lack of snow cover, January deep freeze and abnormally high temperatures have stressed winter crops across the Prairies
Minimal snow cover, frigid temperatures in mid-January and above-average temperatures after that may have set the stage for winterkill in winter crops. The risk is high enough to cause concern among crop specialists. “The eastern Prairies are in a little bit better shape than (Saskatchewan and Alberta) but there’s huge swaths that in my mind […] Read more
Wheat group takes on winter cereals
WINNIPEG — It’s been a few years in the making, but the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission is now officially part of SaskWheat. The merger of SaskWheat with Saskatchewan Winter Cereals was finalized at the SaskWheat annual general meeting, held Jan. 9 in Saskatoon. SaskWheat will assume responsibility for managing producer levies collected from growers […] Read more
New winter cereal varieties have many end uses
Work is needed to show farmers that winter wheat can achieve quality standards of premium markets and get higher yields
With southern Alberta facing lack of precipitation issues, use of winter cereals is one of the best risk management tools a farmer has available, said Ken Cole of Farming Smarter.
Early harvest? Consider growing winter cereals
The ideal time to seed winter cereals in the Prairies is between the end of August and the middle of September
An early start to harvest in some parts of the Prairies has advantages. It gives farmers more choice of fields to plant winter cereals and more time to do it. “Usually (time) that’s the biggest thing,” Alex Griffiths, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Manitoba agronomist said in an interview Aug. 25. “You’re busy harvesting and don’t want […] Read more
