Source: Sean Pratt, The Western Producer, October 5, 2017 Feed expert says grain companies and feed mills have different ways of calculating protein Rex Newkirk is constantly fielding calls from farmers and feed companies wondering why their wheat is being assigned a higher protein level at the feed lab than it is at the grain… Continue reading Protein confusion in feed wheat
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Canada’s canola, wheat stocks shrink less than expected
By Kaven Baker-Voakes, Rod Nickel, AgCanada.com, September 7, 2016 Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian canola and wheat stockpiles were sharply lower in midsummer from a year earlier, the smallest in three years, but bigger than expected, a Statistics Canada report showed on Wednesday. StatsCan pegged all-wheat stocks as of July 31 at 5.2 million tonnes, down 27… Continue reading Canada’s canola, wheat stocks shrink less than expected
Quality still a question for Canada’s big wheat crop
By Phil Franz-Warkentin, AgCanada.com, August 25th, 2016 Spring wheat quality seen as highly variable CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are sitting on a very large wheat crop this year, but the moisture that helped boost yields also caused disease issues and supplies of higher-quality wheat may still be in short supply. While the spring wheat… Continue reading Quality still a question for Canada’s big wheat crop
Wheat facing downgrade fears
By Brian Cross, The Western Producer, Brian Cross, August 18th, 2016 The crop is susceptible to disease, lodging and bleaching because of above-average precipitation Persistent rain across Western Canada is prompting concerns that prairie farmers will add to a glut of low quality milling wheat that is already weighing on world markets. The good news,… Continue reading Wheat facing downgrade fears
Driving More Winter Wheat Acres in Western Canada
Written by RealAgriculture Agronomy Team, RealAgriculture.com, August 8, 2016 Winter wheat acres in Western Canada have fallen by half over the last five years. According to Statistics Canada, just over 1.3 million acres of winter wheat were seeded in the fall of 2011, while only 635 thousand acres were planted in the fall of 2015 (see the… Continue reading Driving More Winter Wheat Acres in Western Canada