soft red winter wheat Archives

Hot Topic: Falling Numbers in Wheat

2024, genetics, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Quality, soft red winter wheat

You have likely heard of falling number but what is it and why does it matter?

STAY THE COURSE!

2021, Crop Rotation, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Markets, Pricing, soft red winter wheat, Wheat Prices

Resist the temptation! DO NOT allow the chance to sell 2021 soybeans for $17.00 impact the production potential of your 2022 wheat. Even at todays prices, it takes a very large increase in soy yield to replace the net revenue decrease in your following wheat crop if you delay planting this fall.

Farm Show Winners

2019, Canada Outdoor Farm Show, Hard Red Winter Wheat, soft red winter wheat, The Wheat News

Find out if you were a winner of 10 free bags of seed at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Also, find out the answers to our most asked questions at the farm show this year. Late beans and New varieties were the topics.

The N+S Dilemma

2019, Crop Staging, Hard Red Winter Wheat, nitrogen management, soft red winter wheat

Persistent wet weather has made nitrogen and sulphur applications extremely difficult for some parts of the province. Flag leaves have started to emerge; no nitrogen has been applied, what are your options? Read more to learn what the Wheat Team is recommending.

The Wheat Team All-Star Road Show

2019, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, London Farm Show, Ottawa Valley Farm Show, soft red winter wheat, Wheat News Plus

Come visit The Wheat Team at the London Farm Show booth 522 March 6-8 and the Ottawa Valley Farm Show booth 2514 March 12-14. Learn about our all-star lineup for 2019 and signup for Wheat News Plus for your chance to win free seed and more! The team is eagerly waiting for your toughest wheat questions!

Change is Never a Bad Thing

2018, 40th Anniversary, certified seed, genetics, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, new variety, soft red winter wheat, The Wheat News

New construction, new varieties and new opportunities. Change is a good thing and over the past 40 years, C&M Seeds has come to accept and embrace it. Soft & Hard Red winters, and new hard red spring varieties will keep you ahead of the next challenge that presents itself. Check out what we are working on over the winter.

New Varieties Coming Soon

2018, Hard Red Winter Wheat, new variety, soft red winter wheat

Next year is going to be an exciting year for seeing what’s new from C&M Seeds. Learn more about our newest varieties and why you should consider planting a variety trial.

“GO” on BIG, or GO on HOME?

2018, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, nitrogen management, soft red winter wheat

Were you planning to do a second nitrogen application and feel it is too late now? Is your flag leaf emerged? Read more to find out the best management strategies to reducing crop injury but maintaining yield potential with late season nitrogen applications.

It Still Makes $Cents$ to Split

2018, Crop Staging, fertility, Hard Red Winter Wheat, nitrogen management, soft red winter wheat, Stand Management, Yield, Zadok's

Is the wheat behind based on calendar date? Yes. Is it behind based on growth staging? No. For those who have not put any N on wheat yet, this is a good reminder of why “It Still Makes $Cents$ to Split N”. Read more on how to maximize N+S applications.

The Price is Right, but not Everywhere

2018, Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Marketing, soft red winter wheat, The Wheat News

Keeping a sharp eye on the wheat markets has always been important, but what about classes of wheat? Looking ahead to 2019 production, opportunities are emerging in the hard wheat markets. As domestic supply of hard wheat is low, demand is starting to grow as will the opportunities for attractive pricing opportunities and take advantage of them when they arise!