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Rex Newkirk (Cigi) (l-r), Jake Davidson (executive director Manitoba and Saskatchewan winter cereals agencies), Doug Martin (Winter Cereals Manitoba), Garth Butcher (Winter Cereals Manitoba) and Earl Geddes (Cigi) in the Cigi bakery during the presentation of funding for the new Cigi Winter Wheat initiative. Missing: Jeff Jackson, Alberta Wheat Commission. Photo: Supplied

Winter wheat growers fund Cigi position

Technical specialist will increase customer knowledge of winter wheat

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 18, 2014

Prairie winter wheat growers have joined forces to fund a new market development position at the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi). Winter Cereals Manitoba, Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission, and the Alberta Wheat Commission are investing $225,000 over three years ($75,000 each) which will enable Cigi to hire a technical specialist in winter wheat responsible

Cereals, Crops

Wheat recommending committee used new procedures at annual meeting

Outgoing chair Brian Beres says the changes, the result of member consensus,  streamline the wheat registration process and make it more transparent

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2014

New operating procedures have streamlined the process of reviewing new varieties of wheat for registration, but the system continues to come under pressure for even more changes. The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT), which recommends whether new wheats for Western Canada should be registered implemented the results of a review ordered

Greg Porozni, the new chair of Cereals Canada.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Chair of new cereals group says it should model itself after canola council

Alberta farmer Greg Porozni says Cereals Canada will focus on research, market development and leveraging dollars

By Alexis Kienlen January 24, 2014

A new organization formed to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canadian cereal grains will focus on collaboration to create value for the entire sector, says the inaugural chair of Cereals Canada. “We as an industry need to have a unified and cohesive voice to represent the entire industry and we haven’t had that

Cereals, Crops

Farmers, Ottawa put $25.2 million over five years into national wheat research program

By Allan Dawson November 14, 2013

Canadian wheat research is getting a boost thanks to $25.2 million in farmer and federal government investment over the next five years. “The primary output will be new varieties, however, there will be other projects that look at breeding tools to support varieties,” said Garth Patterson, executive director of the farmer-funded Western Grains Research Foundation

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Winter wheat growers fund Cigi position

Wheat recommending committee used new procedures at annual meeting

Chair of new cereals group says it should model itself after canola council

Farmers, Ottawa put $25.2 million over five years into national wheat research program

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