Alberta Barley is a farmer directed, not-for-profit organization representing Alberta’s barley farmers.

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AgriStability: what removing the reference margin limit means for your farm

2021-2022 Changes to AgriStability  Full Article

The Growing Point: a special edition on PGR options for barley

Barley growers now have two plant growth regulator (PGR) options to mitigate lodging risk in barley. Both Manipulator and Moddus are registe… Full Article

Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions call for redefinition of Canadian Grain Commission role to bett…

As part of the Canada Grain Act review, the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions call for an end to mandatory outward weighing and inspectio… Full Article

Agronomy & Extension

COMING SOON!

The Alberta Wheat Commission will be launching a new feature to its website - a new interactive Agronomy and Extension section. This new section will be searchable by seasons and topics relevant to on farm issues. Management tips, videos, photos and podcasts relating to each topic will be featured.

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The Growing Point

The goal of this newsletter is simple; to provide Alberta farmers and agronomists with timely, relevant and valuable agronomic knowledge sourced from science-based research and projects funded by the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions. 

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Press Releases

May 20 Canadian Grain Commission fee reductions point to flawed system that imposes high costs on farmers Apr 28 Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions call for redefinition of Canadian Grain Commission role to better serve farmers Mar 25 Alberta producers welcome the consensus on AgriStability proposal, long-term BRM solutions remain needed

Alberta Barley is committed to providing the farmer perspective on industry news and current events. Please read our current press releases to learn more about our programs and how we are the farmer voice.

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Upcoming Events

Jun 23

In the Field Webinar - Monitoring and managing wheat midge

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Jun 30

In the Field Webinar - The mechanics of Fusarium head blight fungicide application

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Aug 18

In The Field Webinar - Cleaning and sorting seed with Fusarium infection in mind: technologies and expectations

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The Grain Exchange

Stay connected to what’s happening in the wheat and barley industries by subscribing to The Grain Exchange: the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions’ joint e-newsletter, produced quarterly throughout the year. 

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