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Nuffield Scholarship application deadline April 30

Four scholarships of $15,000 each are available for those between 25 and 45 

By Nuffield Release April 18, 2016

Applications for 2017 Canadian Nuffield Farming Scholarships are due April 30, 2016. Scholarships are awarded to individuals with a passion for agriculture and a desire to expand their knowledge, pursue new ideas and share their findings with others, for the betterment of Canadian agriculture. Applicants should be in mid-career, between the ages of 25 and

Cereals, Comment

Getting our research priorities right

Investment in research is critical to the future of the industry

By Cam Dahl April 11, 2016

Saskatoon recently saw a meeting of some of the most important minds in Canadian wheat research. The workshop included public and private researchers from across Canada, farmers from coast to coast, and Canadian exporters. The goal was to move forward on the development of key priorities for Canadian wheat research. Why is this important? Federal

Markets, News

Freer trade still comes with strings attached

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Industry officials say they must continue efforts to reduce or eliminate non-tariff trade barriers

By Gfm Staff, Lisa Guenther March 22, 2016

Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning

The late John Smith (l) of Seed Depot and his son Walter at the 2015 Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) after two of Seed Depot’s varieties — Faller and Prosper — were recommended for interim registration. Both varieties, along with FP Genetic’s Elgin ND, were recommended for full registration at the PRCWRT meeting last week. John Smith started working on Faller’s registration in 2012, but passed away Sept. 3, 2015, before seeing his efforts rewarded.

Crops

Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND recommended for full registration in new CNHR class

What does it mean for the future of western Canadian milling wheat?

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2016

The late John Smith has left a lasting legacy for Prairie farmers. Smith, a Pilot Mound farmer who was also president of Seed Depot until his death in September, began the process of registering the high-yielding U.S. dark northern spring wheat variety Faller in 2012. On Feb. 25 the variety, along with Prosper and Elgin

The Canadian Grain Commission’s David Hatcher updated the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 24 on coming changes to Western Canada’s wheat class system.

Cereals, Crops, News

Alberta raises concerns about changes to Western Canada’s wheat classes

Moving some popular wheats to a new class could see lower prices for those wheats,  Alberta Wheat Commission officials say

By Allan Dawson March 8, 2016

Alberta wheat growers are worried Western Canada’s revamped wheat class system could result in lower prices for farmers growing certain varieties. Their concerns were raised at the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s (PGDC) annual meeting here Feb. 24. Two popular wheats in Alberta — Harvest, a Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and AC Formost, in

News

Report proposes further deregulation of grain freight rates

The CTA review panel has concluded the railways will provide  better service if the revenue cap is removed

By Allan Dawson March 3, 2016

Initial reaction to the Canadian Transportation Act review report is that it falls far short of fixing what’s broke with the grain transportation system. Farmers are worried about recommendations to phase out the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE) over seven years and shorten interswitching access. But they welcome proposals to improve the MRE in the interim,

Cereals, News

Prairie wheat growers wanted to assist in gluten strength study

Farmers can get some valuable data about their wheat, and potentially help boost returns for the whole class

By Allan Dawson February 26, 2016

Scientists investigating the effect weather, agronomics and genotype have on milling wheat quality are appealing to farmers across the Prairies to participate in their study. The goal is to improve the quantity, quality and consistency of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and in so doing increase returns to farmers. In return participating farmers will

Hands experimenting with wheat in a laboratory

Cereals, News

Farm groups announce funds for wheat genomics research

The project will foster development of improved cultivars that are resistant to disease, pests, heat and drought

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 24, 2015

The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), and the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) are committing a combined total investment of $3,582,992 over four years for a world-leading research project on wheat genomics. The Saskatchewan-based research project is designed to improve productivity and profitability for wheat farmers. The $8.8-million project,

John De Pape discussed the cash grain price service he is working on for the Alberta Wheat Commission during the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ General Council meeting in April.

Crops, Grain Markets, News

Cash grain price service up and running

More information is coming

By Allan Dawson September 17, 2015

Economists agree key to a successful open grain market is, well, openness, which includes easy access to accurate market information such as cash prices. To that end the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) launched the first phase of its free, new web-based Crop Data and Price Reporting initiative Sept. 8. Price & Data Quotes (PDQ) aims

Crops, News

Balance needed in agri-food research in Canada

Agri research in Canada is hamstrung by a shortage of financial and human resources

By Alex Binkley July 28, 2015

The pursuit of basic science in agriculture and agri-food has been squeezed out of federal priorities in recent years, speakers told an Agriculture Institute of Canada conference. “Funding remains a challenge for us,” Robert Gordon, dean of the Ontario Agriculture College (OAC), told the delegates to the AIC conference, which was crafting a research policy

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

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