2026

2025 from snow melt to fall freeze was challenging to keep crops alive and pests managed in many fields.

Early spring revealed big overwintered weeds; in-season had new weeds emerge and common weeds that the “same old control” didn’t quite do the job.

Spring also brought nasty May long weather that caused crusting/emergence issues and damage on already emerged crops.

Summer was days of off/on smoke, excess rain in some place, too little in others; leading to questions if fungicide use was needed in some areas and some resulting big disease issues in others.

Sprinkle in a few bertha armyworms hot spots and the growing season stayed busy for agronomists and farmers.

Even 2025 may have not been straight forward for crop management, it did provide new learning opportunities to plan for 2026.

Join Leif as he shares an overview of Canada’s international cereals markets and explains how Cereals Canada approaches its work to protect market access and build demand for our products around the globe.

Canada stands among the world’s top producers and suppliers of malting barley and malt, fueling breweries and markets worldwide.

Join Peter for an inside look at global malting barley and malt trends, market dynamics, and what’s shaping the future of this vital industry.

Merle Massie is a farmer, award-winning author, and TEDx storyteller. She is the Executive Director of The Do More Agriculture Foundation, championing mental health across Canadian agricultural communities.

Toban Dyck is a grain farmer and an award-winning writer/columnist. He is the principal of Burr Forest Group, an agricultural service company focused on working with provincial and national farm organizations to effectively communicate their value, extend their research, and better engage with industry, lawmakers, and the public.

Jay Whetter is the editor of Canola Digest magazine and a communications manager with the Canola Council of Canada. Jay has been a farm journalist for 25 years, and won the Canadian Farm Writers Federation’s “Farm Writer of the Year” in 2021, the first year it was awarded. Jay grew up on a farm in southwest Manitoba and now lives in Winnipeg.

Tyler Freeman (Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited) is a self-described farm boy from Simpson, Sk.

Tyler has more than 15 years of experience in the fertilizer industry with roles ranging from supply chain optimization to global market analysis.

He is widely recognized as a leading expert on the Canadian fertilizer market.

He has shared his insights on the fertilizer markets with audiences throughout North America.

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