Insights and Stories on Oats

Mar. 1, 2024 at 11:00 am CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff With much of the Canadian Prairies mired in dry conditions, exacerbated by this winter’s lack of snow, organic grain farmers could adjust their plans for spring planting, according to some in the industry. Most of the Prairies were either abnormally dry or in a […]

By OrganicBiz

Feb. 29, 2024 at 3:43 pm CST

Oat millers in Canada are telling growers that a plant growth regulator isn't effective on oats, so farmers probably don't need to use it.

By Robert Arnason

Feb. 26, 2024 at 2:39 pm CST

The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.

By Robert Arnason

Feb. 1, 2024 at 9:56 am CST

READ MORE: Organic sector looks to spring amid winter slowdown

By OrganicBiz

Jan. 8, 2024 at 3:03 pm CST

More than two dozen farmers are moving ahead with legal action against Purely Canada Foods after it failed to honour contracts for gluten-free oats. The dispute centres on 2022 gluten-free oat contracts. On March 1, 2023, the company sent a letter to the farmers saying it was voiding the contracts because oat processing machinery had failed the previous fall and it couldn’t accept the crop.

By Karen Briere