LEFT: In a wheat field in one year of researchers’ experiments, different varieties are noticeable because of physical differences – namely colour or hue and whether the head has awns. RIGHT: The difference is apparent in a fungicide application within one variety. The left side of the photo shows the control that had no chemical fungicide applied. The slightly darker colouring of the wheat is largely due to disease. RIGHT: The fungicide-sprayed plot. The lighter colouring is healthier wheat, which often has a few additional days to mature, thereby increasing yield.

Wheat and more wheat, multiple varieties grown in one field

Researchers have found that several wheat varieties mixed in the same crop offer disease and insect protection

Glacier FarmMedia – Growing multiple varieties of wheat together can reduce disease pressure just as much as a fungicide application does, according to research out of Pennsylvania State University. Julie […] Read more










File photo of a G3 primary elevator. (G3.ca)

G3 planning two more Prairie elevators

Northeastern Saskatchewan, Peace sites in works

Grain handler G3 has added a pair of new grain elevators — one in Alberta’s Peace region, the other in northeastern Saskatchewan — to its drawing board. The Winnipeg-based company […] Read more