The Atlantic Grains Council (AGC) was incorporated in 1984, with a purpose of focusing research for Atlantic Canada grain and oilseed producers.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Joined January 2017
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🍂 Harvest Update 🍂
The sun was shining in Harrington today as the crew harvested the Maritime Soybean Variety Trials!
We’re looking forward to seeing the results and finding out how the varieties performed this season!
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DYK? Research is strengthening resistance to key barley diseases like FHB, rusts and leaf diseases. This helps reduce yield loss and lower reliance on costly inputs. barleyresearch.ca
#SustainableCdnAg #BarleyResearch #PlantBreeding
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Grain Growers of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Sauser as Interim Executive Director.
Kate brings firsthand farm experience, deep policy expertise and a strong commitment to advancing the priorities of Canada’s grain farmers.
graingrowers.ca/ggc-news/gra…
Are your cereal crops stored properly? Improper storage can lead to the development of ochratoxin A (OTA), which can be a market risk for cereals. To help keep markets open, learn more 👇bit.ly/4tU37L5 #CdnAg #SustainableCdnAg #KICCanada
🍂Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
We’re thankful for our hardworking farmers who feed our communities and keep agriculture growing. Your dedication and hard work make a difference every day!
Wishing everyone and their families a wonderful day filled with gratitude and joy. 🧡
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Can a historic barley variety unlock potential in what we grow today? Thanks to the curiosity of our biologist Dan MacEachern, Charlottetown 80 is getting a second look, and it might just have something to teach today’s brewing industry. 👨🏻🔬🍻
Learn more: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agr…
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New tools like genomic selection and high-throughput phenotyping are speeding up barley breeding, putting improved varieties in farmers’ hands faster.
barleyresearch.ca
#SustainableCdnAg #BarleyResearch #PlantBreeding
Canadian producer and industry organizations call for national plant breeding strategy that works for every crop
The full joint vision, A National Plant Breeding Strategy Must Work for Every Crop, is available at gfo.ca/national-plant-breedi…
Congratulations to Dr. @yunfeijiang1 and her research colleagues on their latest publication!
🌽Grain corn response to enhanced-efficiency nitrogen fertilizers under different rates, timings, and blending strategies in Atlantic Canada🌽
📝sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Thank you to our Corn Seed Check-Off Partners for their continued support of AGC’s research and advancing agriculture in Atlantic Canada!
We appreciate your partnership and support.
For more information about the Combine to Customer course and to submit your name to be nominated to attend, please visit combinetocustomer.ca
🍂Fall has officially arrived!🍂
As harvest gets underway across Atlantic Canada, the Atlantic Grains Council wishes everyone a safe, successful, and prosperous harvest season!
🌾Trial Update🌾
Last week, the @NSPerennia team seeded the second year of the global winter wheat landrace trial in Kentville. Just over 100 lines were eliminated based on factors like poor winter survival and disease susceptibility for a total of 341 lines seeded this year.
⏰👑 Early Planting is King 👑⏰
Based on four years of data from the Atlantic Crop Enhancement (ACE), formerly known as YEN, we looked at the effects of both planting date and seeding rate on yield in winter wheat in the region.
🌾Winter Wheat Seeding Date & Rate🌾
If winter wheat is planted before the end of September a seeding rate of 1.5-1.7 million viable seeds per acre is enough to maximize:
✅Root production
✅Initiate fall tiller formation
✅Hit sufficient yields
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Today, on National Suicide Prevention Day, I want to remind everyone in agriculture and agri-food that you are not alone.
Farming and working in our food system can bring incredible pride, but it can also bring stress, uncertainty, and difficult days.
If you’re struggling, please reach out. Talk to a friend, a family member, a neighbour, or someone you trust.
You matter, your life matters, and there are people who deeply care about you.
You don’t have to face it alone. There is no shame in asking for help. Call 988 from anywhere in Canada, or visit 988.ca.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin that develops exclusively in stored cereal grains. The presence of this toxin can be a market risk. Learn more to reduce the risk and protect market access 👇bit.ly/4cu63XU #CdnAg #SustainableCdnAg
🌱Post-Harvest Weed Control🌱
📝Full Guide: atlanticgrainscouncil.ca/wp-…
📝Herbicide Decision Tool: atlanticgrainscouncil.ca/her…
