Well #cropmap25 is certainly slow going 🙄 This week we finally released our maps of Quebec & Manitoba with their associated confidence rasters. #Cdnag #WestCdnAg open.canada.ca/data/en/data... Our team of 3 continues to work hard to get the rest of Canada done asap. 🤞

155 Contracting Parties. 2.6 million accessions. 64 crops feeding the world.🌱 The Plant Treaty's Multilateral System helps make crop diversity available globally for research, breeding and food security. Discover more in the #MLS publication ➡️ bit.ly/43fyW5R @fao.org @cgiar.org

The deadline for abstracts for the upcoming International #Oat Conference has been extended until June 15th! www.internationaloat.com #OAT2026 #oats

The USDA-ARS #oat and #barley project at Aberdeen, Idaho, has a Research Plant Geneticist position to be filled as part of this announcement: usajobs.gov/job/868877900 The work will focus mostly on developing and releasing pre-breeding germplasm for public breeders. #PlantJobs #PlantBreeding

*REMINDER* - Abstracts for the International #Oat Conference in Chile in November are due *THIS FRIDAY* May 15th! The Early Bird deadline for registration is June 30th. www.internationaloat.com #oats

Agriculture committee wants research cuts reversed vist.ly/53wr4 #cdnag #westcdnag

Among the updates, the new regs would limit the farmers’ privilege for saving and re-using seed to small-grain crops, such as cereals and pulses. vist.ly/53exr

Congratulations to the Seung group for its @currentbiology.bsky.social article based on a survey of 105 species in the grass family Pooideae 🌾: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Cropping options abound for Prairie farmers vist.ly/42mts #cdnag #westcdnag

Registration for OAT2026 is now open! tickets.tribunomade.cl/oat/ The Early Bird deadline is June 30th. Please see the main website for more about the conference. www.internationaloat.com Remember that abstract submissions are due May 15th!

Federal Seed Increase Unit must be preserved vist.ly/42mfn #cdnag #westcdnag

Seven QTL for adult‑plant crown rust resistance in oat were mapped in Australian field trials, with a major locus on chromosome 4A overlapping Pc61‑linked regions. KASP markers for four key QTL enable marker‑assisted stacking of resistance alleles in new cultivars.

Meet Aiswarya (Ash), Strategic Research Fellow at IBERS. She researches climate smart, nutrient rich cereal crops, exploring oats and teff using metabolomics to understand stress responses and nutrition. Proud coordinator of the Monogram Conference 2025. #MeetTheTeam #IBERS

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated! oatnews.org/node/1374 This is the first full update in a while, so there's lots of different kinds of information for you.

🌱Boosting intercropping in the EU Join us on 6 May for a policy event hosted by Cristina Guarda at the European Parliament in Brussels. Led by the @IntercropVALUES + @Leguminose projects, we will explore how the next #CAP can boost #intercropping. 🔗 More info forms.gle/aGiMTrZX6N5w...

🧬🖥️ 🎬 Final take: Call for Talks - German Conference on Bioinformatics (#GCB2026) 📍 Saarbrücken, Germany | 🗓 22–25 September 2026 🔗 Details & submission: gcb2026.de/Programme/Ca... Lecture abstracts deadline: 3 May 2026 Poster abstracts deadline: 6 August 2026 (max. 150 – first come, first served!)

It was the Cereals Event Crop Plot Day yesterday, so the team headed to the Cotswolds to discuss Niab's plots, the soil and all about what you'll find on Niab's stand come June. For more info see https://ow.ly/TRKF50YLbEH

Pre-basic spring oat seed crop of Conway, marking the final stage of an IBERS spring oat breeding programme. After this stage, seed is passed to our commercial partners Senova for further multiplication before reaching farmers and end users. 📸 Photos & info: Ben Ling, Seed Production, IBERS

New call for entries for the Gatersleben Research Prize: Young scientists in the fields of plant genetics and crop research can now submit their applications. The prize is endowed with €2,500 (photo from the 2024 awards ceremony). ➡️All information: tinyurl.com/fpfrcncb

NAM population of 707 F2:3 lines identified eight resistance QTLs, confirming locations of four genes (Pc38, Pc45, Pc46, Pc50), and mapping two (Pc36, Pc70) for the first time. Several genes showed linkage on chr3D, 1C, and 7D, with 31 disease resistance-related genes identified.

A rediscovered 1960s photo of ‘oat screws’ at Dixonfield Farm, Thurso, reveals a striking snapshot of traditional farming life in Caithness.

The Global Information System (GLIS) of the Plant Treaty connects crop data worldwide 🌱 From DOIs to data visualization, GLIS strengthens research, collaboration and innovation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. ➡️ bit.ly/4m92zN7 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed

#NEWS: Svalbard Global Seed Vault gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination! This highlights the importance of safeguarding crop diversity for a food secure world for all. The @fao.org Intl @planttreaty.bsky.social works to save & share these vital resources. 📰 bit.ly/4bqZNjj #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱

The National Cover Crop Survey is live: missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... A wide range of farmer experienvce with #covercrops will help target future research and outreach to the most important needs.

Think beyond the herbicide jug when dealing with wild oats vist.ly/4uwc2 #cdnag #westcdnag

Roll the film for the Genebank! With 150,000 samples of cultivated plants, it is not only the heart of the @leibnizipk.bsky.social, but also offers many starting points for the modern and sustainable agriculture of tomorrow! It's worth watching! ➡️ ️Link to the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vY...

Support urged for Indian Head Research Farm vist.ly/4sbuh #cdnag #westcdnag

Niab has played an important role in an international pathogenomics study including providing a uniquely preserved oat crown rust sample collected in the UK back in 1984 ➡️ https://ow.ly/EX2950YhwaY

The Supreme Court has ruled that plant‑based brands cannot use dairy terms like ‘milk’, reinforcing UK regulations and prompting major…

This review explores AI applications in plant breeding. Methods span phenotyping, genetics, environmental data, and cross-species inference. AI could improve crop resilience and sustainability, but results vary and many possibilities remain to be realized. Full article:

Experts highlight why pre-emergence herbicides, especially Avadex, are key to reducing wild oat pressure and protecting yield in spring cereals.

UK trials show Merlin spring oats delivering high yields and strong grain quality with fewer inputs, offering growers consistent performance and…

#AD February Recipe of the Month 🥞  Cinnamon apple pancakes, made with Glebe Farm PureOaty gluten free porridge oats. A simple, fluffy breakfast idea that’s easy to make and perfect for sharing. Full recipe here: https://f.mtr.cool/jwqgklokxh

Premium Crops unveils high‑value 2026 spring contracts, with strong returns for linseed, naked oats and flax seed, plus new herbicide and variety…

Research cuts at Agriculture Canada unlikely to be reversed vist.ly/4qp5q #cdnag #westcdnag

🌾 Student Spotlight Meet Grace Foley — a PhD researcher uncovering the effectors behind septoria avenae blotch (SAB) in oats. WAARC‑supported, she’s investigating necrotrophic effectors in Parastagonospora avenae to help breed SAB‑resistant oat varieties. @curtinuniversity.bsky.social, #GRDC

Aoife O'Driscoll from Niab, the second Speaker we are delighted to be joining us at our forthcoming Annual Conference on 18th February.

Canadian government got it wrong on public plant breeding vist.ly/4qkv9 #cdnag #westcdnag

Loss of agriculture research capacity lamented vist.ly/4qcn3 #cdnag #westcdnag

Fall rye and oat nurse crops show mixed results for flea beetle suppression vist.ly/4pw3t #cdnag #westcdnag

New oat pangenome research explains why breeding has been slow and what could change next vist.ly/4prks #cdnag #westcdnag

Great to celebrate IBERS’ success with the NIAB Variety Cup for our oat variety, Mascani! 🏆🌾 The cup is now heading to our commercial partners at Senova, but not before the IBERS oat breeding team grabbed a quick photo with it. https://ow.ly/3aOW50Y4NF6

Nairn’s reports rising revenue and strong oatcake sales as the Edinburgh brand approaches its 130th anniversary despite cost pressures and export…

🧬🖥️ Call for Abstracts OPEN! Join us in celebrating 40 years of the German Conference on #Bioinformatics (#GCB2026) 🎉 📍 Saarbrücken | 🗓 22–25 Sep 2026 Submit your research & shape the future of Bioinformatics! Deadlines Workshops: 31 Mar 26 Talks: 3 May 26 Poster: 6 Aug 26 👉 GCB2026.DE

Coffee may give slowing oat milk sales a boost vist.ly/4pcnn #cdnag #westcdnag

UPDATE: Seven research sites to close, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada confirms vist.ly/4ny4t #cdnag #westcdnag

Oat sector eyes potential opportunity in China vist.ly/4ntgk #cdnag #westcdnag

**TOMORROW**