Read this month’s eNewsletter articles by navigating the links below! More adjustments in the Canadian barley market Update On 2022 SaskBarley annual general meeting SaskBarley commits $107,940 to collaborative barley research Act early to secure seed for 2022 Can winter barley grow in Saskatchewan? Managing resistant wild oats on your farm CMBTC Malt Academy Learn […]
Chuck Penner, Leftfield Commodity Research Inc. The 2021/22 barley story has had a number of twists and turns already and the year is only half over. It started with the highest acreage base in 13 years, which turned into the smallest crop in modern history. The 2021 crop deteriorated very quickly and yields were lost […]
At our annual general meeting (AGM) earlier this month, we highlighted many accomplishments from the past year, including the fact that 77% of our 2021 expenses were spent on research funding alone. You can view all of our activities this past year in our annual report, available on our website. If you missed the market […]
On January 11, 2022 SaskBarley announced its commitment to contribute $107,940 to funding barley research over the next four years. The projects supported were reviewed and funded in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) program and other like-minded organizations supporting agriculture research in Saskatchewan. SaskBarley funding is helping to support three new projects, […]
Barley growers are encouraged be proactive about their seed for 2022. Growers should test their seed or source new seed early. Supply is currently still available, but may be limited due to the drought and strong markets. Read more here. Information on variety performance in Saskatchewan is available in the Varieties of Grain Crops or online in the Interactive […]
Mitchell Japp, MSc, PAg Can winter barley survive a Saskatchewan winter? Living in a place where we regularly experience -40°C, polar vortexes and blizzards, sometimes it seems amazing anything survives the long winters here. Crops like winter wheat and fall rye can be grown in Saskatchewan, so why don’t we seed winter barley too? Farmers […]
SaskBarley is one of the proud sponsors of this first video produced by the Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee (RWOAC), focused on better understanding resistant wild oats across the Canadian prairies. Hear from farmers across Western Canada as they share their experiences, management tools and techniques to manage the spread of resistant wild oats within […]
Learn to Lead, hosted by SaskCanola, and sponsored by SaskOats, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, Sask Wheat, and SaskBarley, is a personal and professional development program to build leadership capacity among farmers and create future leaders for the agriculture sector. Learn to Lead helps you develop skills to: Guide and influence the future direction of agriculture in […]
After almost eight years with SaskBarley, this role continues to be diverse and challenging. And this year was no exception. But overall, I have observed that we are moving in the right direction – building a strong future for the barley industry. And the highlights from this past year certainly confirm that. From an operational […]
