THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
While we are still in the 2018/19 crop year, many farmers are developing marketing plans for the next crop year. On most farms, the crop rotation is largely set, with perhaps only a few last-minute ac...
PIONEERS OF CANADIAN MICRO-MALTING
If you're driving north from Calgary on Highway 2, as you approach the Highway 42 intersection just north of Innisfail, you’ll spot a big, red shed out to the west. This blushing building is well-know...
A COMMITTED BARLEY BACKER
Whether he’s in the lab testing malting barley for brewing quality or touring a brewery in China, Yueshu Li is a firm believer in telling the world about Canada’s high-quality barley. ...
THE MORE THE MERRIER
Greg Stamp knows that a higher seeding rate generally produces a better crop....
GM WHEAT DISCOVERY REVEALED IMPORTANT LESSONS
On Jan. 31, 2018, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) about the discovery of herbicide-tolerant wheat plants found on an oil well access road in southe...
REDEFINING THE NATION’S SUDS
With the support of Beer Canada and provincial brewer associations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be amending the beer compositional standards section of the Food and Drug Regulation...
THE HEAT IS ON
GrainsWest first spoke to Hames in mid-October when wet weather and record early snowfall had disrupted harvest across the province. It was clear then that a high percentage of Prairie grain would nee...
INSECT INVASION
A bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme disease is spread by two types of ticks found in Canada. ...
ARCTIC EXPORT ROUTE REVIVED
There's much buzz in northern Manitoba about the reopening of the Hudson Bay Rail Line and Port of Churchill. ...
PEROGY PROGRESS
Heritage purchases about nine million kilograms of Alberta Hard Red Spring Wheat flour a year from ADM Milling Co. of Calgary. This flour is used to produce three million perogies a day for a total of...