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The Grain Exchange | Winter 2022

Featured Articles

Herbicide carryover - causes and considerations

The lowdown on high input costs

Agricultural Plastics Recycling - A policy perspective

New transparency in port price reporting of Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat

Amalgamation moves a step closer

The Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions had a busy summer and fall of 2021 consulting with Alberta farmers on the future of the organizations. After nearly two years of exploring the concept of amalgamating Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the commissions engaged with the farmer memberships and consulted on the topic.

The 2022 Alberta Wheat Nuffield Scholar, Ken Coles

Celebrating 30 Years

The Canadian National Wheat and Barley Clusters are in the thick of planning for the next National Agriculture Policy Framework

Wheat midge season recap

Introducing the new habitat-friendly winter wheat ecolabel

Lifelong learning

Western commissions call for consultation on federally mandated grain declaration

Policy TRACKER

Thank you for your readership of the Policy TRACKER column over the last several editions of The Grain Exchange. To ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date farm policy news, we are moving the Policy TRACKER to an online format.

Calling all Alberta wheat producers!

Join the Alberta Wheat Commission for its Annual General Meeting - January 26, 2022, 9:45 am (MST) Edmonton, Alberta

The Blue Book

Don’t wait for the busy growing season! Pre-order your 2022 Blue Book today.

FarmCash - Cash flow to help you grow

Cash advances of up to $1 million at FarmCashAdvance.com

Understanding Hedging Grains

Hedging Grains Course - February 23 & 24, 2022, Holiday Inn & Suites Red Deer South

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