As of Aug. 1, 2017, all grades of fababeans and chickpeas grown in Western Canada will have an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent.
A similar change comes into effect for eastern Canadian fababeans a month earlier.
Ergot is a cereal disease that is toxic to people and animals. It does not occur in these crops, but cross-contamination can occur during handling. Adding a tolerance for ergot in fababeans and chickpeas will help guarantee the safety of Canadian grain. A tolerance of 0.05 per cent is consistent with the other pulses in the Official Grain Grading Guide.
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The tolerance for grasshopper and army worm damage in No. 3 Canada Western Red Spring, No. 3 Canada Western Hard White Spring and No. 3 Canada Northern Hard Red wheat will be tightened from eight per cent to six per cent, also effective Aug. 1, 2017. The tolerance for grasshopper and army worm damage was tightened after research showed that eight per cent grasshopper and army worm damage can impact end-use functionality.
These changes are based on recommendations made to the Canadian Grain Commission by the Eastern Standards Committee and the Western Standards Committee at their meetings in November.
The Canadian Grain Commission also reiterated its commitment to continuing to evaluate new technologies for objectively assessing grain for factors such as deoxynivalenol (DON).
Following the recommendations of the Eastern Standards Committee and the Western Standards Committee, the Canadian Grain Commission has adopted new standard samples, which are the samples against which crops are compared for official grading, for:
- Soybeans, No. 1 Canada Yellow
- Peas, No. 1 Canada Yellow
- Peas, No. 2 Canada Yellow
- Peas, No. 2 Canada Green
Following the recommendations of the Western Standards Committee, the Canadian Grain Commission has adopted new mildew guides for:
- Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Red Spring
- Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Red Spring
- Wheat, No. 3 Canada Western Red Spring
- Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Amber durum
- Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Amber durum
- Wheat, No. 3 Canada Western Amber durum
- Wheat, No. 1 Canada Western Red Winter
- Wheat, No. 2 Canada Western Red Winter
The new standard samples and guide samples took effect Nov. 15, 2016.
Standard samples and guide samples previously adopted for other grades and grains will continue to be used.
