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AFSC publishes a yield guide showing reported yields across all the risk areas of Alberta. I do enjoy comparing real world yields but some caution is needed. Some varities are more commonly grown in wetter areas such as the highway 2 corridor vs in at Oyen or near Lethbridge vs near Brooks on dryland. But sometimes if a variety seems well distributed and compares pretty close we can make some inferences. Grainland Durum was one that struck out to me, It is a solid stem and typically suggested for the driest of dryland so it probably goes on soil that is very dry. Last season I would ave expected Stronghold to beat it but according to these charts it held its own and in previous drier years it beat stronghold on average. 
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This fall we installed a crop intelligence probe in our hybrid fall rye plots via Western Tractor. I've enjoyed watching the soil moisture changes after irrigation this fall and snow melt into the soil being detected in the soil in early December. We are hoping we can learn more about water use timing in hybrid fall rye by using this sensor. Note the flat period of soil temperature had snow cover:    Drew thinks the 8 year summer drought in the Southern Prairies might be coming to a close and is optimistic for our areas spring and summer. He also thinks there could be problems for some areas of the USA that could impact some markets. Details here: Interview link
Decisions this spring can impact your winter crops planning
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AuthorsBlair Balog - Seed Specialist at Stamp Seeds Archives
March 2025
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