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Explained in brief : Farm Cash Receipts (FCR) : state of the industry 2020

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Explains farm cash receipts and presents an overview of the growth in this measure in Alberta since 2000.

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Explained in brief : durum wheat in Alberta

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Explains the production of durum wheat in Alberta, including trends in yields and production of the crop, as well as cost of production and gross margins.

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Explained in brief : CWRS wheat in Alberta

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Explains the production of Canadian Western Red Spring wheat in Alberta, including trends in yields and production of the crop, as well as cost of production and gross margins.

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Explained in brief : Ukraine’s significance for global wheat supply

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The Explained in Brief series provides short, bite-sized information pieces on economic trends and topics in agriculture and agri-food industries. This issue discusses the role of Ukraine in the... More ≫

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The Explained in Brief series provides short, bite-sized information pieces on economic trends and topics in agriculture and agri-food industries. This issue discusses the role of Ukraine in the global wheat supply. In 2020 Ukraine was the eighth largest producer of wheat in the world, and the fifth single largest exporter of wheat, shipping nine per cent of all global wheat exports.

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Pea-wheat rotation in southern Alberta

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Using diverse crop rotations, which include three or four different crops, is generally the most desirable crop production practice. However, in the drier regions of southern Alberta, the... More ≫

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Using diverse crop rotations, which include three or four different crops, is generally the most desirable crop production practice. However, in the drier regions of southern Alberta, the pea-wheat rotation offers a number of significant advantages. Wheat yields after pea are often higher than after wheat as a result of increased soil nitrogen (N) availability, higher amounts of stored soil water and reduced disease potential. With the pea-wheat rotation, the need for nitrogen fertilizer inputs for pea and wheat are greatly reduced and often eliminated. From an economic and agronomic standpoint, the pea-wheat rotation can often be very profitable for southern Alberta dryland farmers.

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