Read more: Quality premiums, discounts to widen in organics post-harvest
Tag: rye
Organic price quotes: Late March
Read more: Organic supply pressuring demand, prices getting squeezed
Organic wheat varieties waiting in the registration gate
By Alexis Stockford Glacier FarmMedia staff The University of Manitoba’s farm-based organic wheat-breeding program is ready to start towards commercialization, but the body responsible for recommending new genetics to the CFIA says there is still work to be done. Jamie Larsen, chair of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT), says a […]
Riding the learning curve on organic no-till
Farmers are pushing the boundaries of roller-crimping winter rye and direct seeding soybeans behind Planting soybeans into a just-terminated cover crop of winter rye is gaining popularity among Ontario’s organic community, as farmers strive to introduce minimum-till strategies into their rotations. No-till planting has so far not become common in any other crops under organic […]
Organic price quotes: Late February
Read more: Ample supply of organic feed grains putting pressure on prices
Organic price quotes: Late January
Read more: Some Ontario organic producers still battling 2018 harvest
Natural ingredients offer a ‘bran’ new way to preserve healthy food
Penn State – A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State. “Currently, there’s a big push within the food industry to replace synthetic ingredients with natural alternatives, and this is being driven by consumers,” said Andrew […]
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: December 5
USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity and demand on feed grade corn and soybeans moderate. Feed grade corn traded 6 cents higher FOB even as cash bids are seen slightly lower than the prior period. Forward contract activity was minimal as growers are holding out on selling corn until after January 1. […]
Organic price quotes: Late November
Read more: Organic grains steady, but with wide quality spread
