Since 1984, Jim Anderson has been involved in the R&D program in what is now Nutrien Ag Solutions. Since that time, the program Jim has been working in has had 34 barley varieties supported for registration. The most successful varieties include: B1602 (malt), Winchester and Stetson (6-row, semi-dwarf, feed), Westford and Dillon (hooded, forage), Xena, […]
We chat with Chuck Penner from Left Field Commodity Research about the current barley market and some signals for what might happen in the coming months. Strong demand for barley over the past year combined with the 2021 drought are influencing barley prices and feed buyers are starting to seek alternatives. We discuss these factors […]
We chat with Jason Skotheim, who is in his final year of his second 4-year term as a SaskBarley director. Jason is the current vice-chair, following six years as chair. Jason operates a farm north of Prince Albert with his brother and is one of the founders of Horizon Manufacturing. Jason has focused on facilitating […]
We connected with Dr. Phillip Harder, hydrologist from Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan about his twitter thread from this summer, charting precipitation and growing degree days for 2021 over the past several decades. We talk about how 2021 has compared to past droughts, the impact of heat compared with water deficit and what the […]
In our first episode of season 2, we talk with Keith Armstrong, Head Brewer, Great Western Brewing about new barley varieties. Keith is head brewer at Great Western Brewing, and is enthusiastic about consuming barley. Barley is a high quality, nutritious grain, with a heart healthy label from Health Canada, but has been set aside […]
A special episode produced in collaboration with SaskBarley and the Barley Bin podcast. Herbicide resistance is a growing issue across the prairies. One of the largest concerns for herbicide resistance is wild oat. According to the Herbicide Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee Approximately 69% of wild oats across the Prairies display herbicide resistance; 62% to […]
A special episode produced in collaboration with SaskWheat and the Wheat Profit podcast. Herbicide resistance is a growing issue across the prairies. One of the largest concerns for herbicide resistance is wild oat. According to the Herbicide Resistant Wild Oat Action Committee approximately 69% of wild oats across the Prairies display herbicide resistance; 62% to […]
The Bow Project involved the beer value chain from breeder to brewer. Most of the craft breweries in Saskatchewan started with malt made from CDC Bow barley, a new variety developed by Dr. Aaron Beattie, Crop Development Centre. Matt Enns (Maker’s Malt) and Wes Woods (SeCan) join us to talk about the Bow Project, the […]
We chat with Brent Johnson, who is in his final year of his second 4-year term as a SaskBarley director. Brent has been active on the board, taking particular interest in feed barley, variety turnover, carbon and more. We talked about all of these topics and more, as well as Brent’s experiences on the board.
We chat with Peter Watts, Managing Director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) about barley markets, strong demand from China for malt and now feed barley, and expectations for where the market might go for the rest of 2021. We cover everything from the sensory panel at CMBTC, including beer tasting at 10:30 […]
