SASKATOON – More than 200 farmers had a chance to check out some new mustard varieties this week in west-central Saskatchewan.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant breeder Dr. Bifang Cheng is testing two new yellow mustard varieties at research stations in Scott and Saskatoon.
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The Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission says the varieties look promising and should be ready for commercialization by 2015.
The area seeded to mustard in Western Canada is estimated between 300,000 and 325,000 acres – well below the 500,000 grown a number of years ago. Mustard prices are at good levels in the 39 to 40 cent a pound range.
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