Saskatchewan is located in Canadaﾒs prime barley growing region.
Some of the barley varieties grown in Saskatchewan include hulless, feed, and malting.
In 2003/4 Canada produced 1.8 million tonnes of malting barley. Malting barley is used in beer production.
In 2006 1.58 million acres of oats were harvested in Saskatchewan. Oats grow best in fields with good drainage and sandy loam to heavy clay soil textures.
In 2005 two million acres of oats were seeded in Saskatchewan.
Oats are mainly used for livestock feed or breakfast foods.
Rolled oats are an excellent source of thiamine, iron, and dietary fibre.
Rye is often disease resistant, drought tolerant, and it is the most cold-hardy of the temperate cereals. Rye grain is used for animal feed, milled to make bread, or used to make rye whiskey.
Triticale is a man-made grain containing the good grain qualities of wheat and the disease resistant qualities of rye.
Early attempts to cross wheat and rye produced only sterile offspring. It was not until the 1930s that techniques were available to produce fertile hybrids.