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Year in Review: Expect CGC to be under policy microscope in 2020

KAP doesn't want farmer protections or grain quality undermined

By Allan Dawson January 6, 2020

Expect more discussion about the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) role and the Canada Grain Act in 2020. That could lead to legislative changes with implications for farmers, grain companies and Canada’s grain customers. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada started reviewing the CGC and the grain act last March. “Ultimately our goal is to have a set

Cam Dahl (centre), Cereals Canada president, shares a joke with Yasuo Sasaki (left), executive director of the Japanese Flour Millers Association at a recent new crop mission to Tokyo.

Cereals, News

Canada still has high-quality milling wheat to sell

But it may not be as easy to access following harvest challenges across the Prairies

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2019

A tough harvest has hit quality, but Western Canada still has the high-quality milling wheat it is famous for. That’s the message prospective buyers will hear at seminars this fall and early winter in Asia, Latin America, Italy, and North and West Africa. The events are organized by Cereals Canada, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)

Cereals, News

Mildew top degrading factor for CWRS grades No. 2, 3 and CW Feed

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2019

Based on early samples assessed by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) through its Harvest Sample Program this fall, sprout damage was not the top factor reducing the grade of western Canadian wheat in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class. The single biggest degrading factor was mildew affecting 24.7 per cent of the No. 2,

Falling number is not the only specification determining the value of wheat,

Crops, News

How to market low falling number wheat

Know what you have and start talking to buyers about what they need

By Allan Dawson November 26, 2019

Know the quality of your crop, including the falling number of wheat, and start talking to buyers. That’s the advice commodity groups and grain companies have for farmers as they struggle to finish the harvest from hell and try to sell what’s in the bin, including wheat with widely varying falling numbers across the Prairies.

Falling number can be obtained free of charge from the Canadian Grain Commission through its harvest sample program until Dec. 31 if you’re registered for the program. (Canadian Grain Commission photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Knowing your wheat’s falling number critical this year

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News November 18, 2019

[UPDATED: Nov. 22, 2019] The ‘harvest from hell’ has resulted in one of the worst years in recent memory for sprout damage. That’s pushed down falling numbers and — since grain buyers have different approaches to handling this issue — increased the need for farmers to know the falling numbers for their wheat. But if

Railway performance didn’t change much in 2018-19 compared to the previous crop year, says Mark Hemmes, Canada’s grain monitor. Nevertheless the railways shipped a record volume of grain.

News, Other

Another year, another round of broken grain transport records

Western grain movement, export records set in 2018-19 crop year

By Allan Dawson November 14, 2019

The 2018-19 crop year, ended July 31, was record setting for Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system. While industry officials are pleased, they agree the system needs to move even more because farmers keep producing more. “At the rate we are going today… by the time we get to 2030 we’re going to be looking

Falling number testing can let you plan ahead to market any sprout-damaged grain.

Cereals, Crops

Combatting sprout damage in cereal crops

There are ways to minimize the harm to your farm during a wet fall

By Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association October 18, 2019

After an extremely dry summer that hindered crop development, farmers are now seeing late-season moisture that is impacting quality in areas all over Western Canada. Farmers have expressed significant concerns with sprouting in particular. But there are strategies to maximize your return and profits. For many years falling number (FN) has been an important global

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including heavy snow in some regions, continued to keep farmers off of their fields across much of Western Canada, but producers were actively delivering canola and

“We have been exporting to Peru for about 40 years and during that time there have been no instances where weed seeds from Canada escaped and started growing in Peru.” – Cam Dahl.

Cereals, News

Canada working to keep wheat exports to Peru

Cereals Canada is pleased with recent progress

By Allan Dawson October 4, 2019

Peruvian agriculture officials have got an eyeful of Canada’s grain quality assurance system. They were in Canada the week of Sept. 9 to meet with members of our grain industry and Canadian regulators. It’s part of an effort to keep Canadian wheat exports flowing to Peru. Officials from Peru’s Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (National

Comment, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion, Other

Comment: Who’s in charge of agricultural policy?

By Cam Goff October 1, 2019

Harvest will take top billing in farmers’ minds as we put in the long hours that lie ahead of us, but other issues must be considered. Two of the most important are Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) attack on farmers’ right to freely use our own seed, and AAFC’s seemingly unsupervised rewriting of the Canada

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

Tag Archives Canadian Grain Commission

Year in Review: Expect CGC to be under policy microscope in 2020

Canada still has high-quality milling wheat to sell

Mildew top degrading factor for CWRS grades No. 2, 3 and CW Feed

How to market low falling number wheat

Knowing your wheat’s falling number critical this year

Another year, another round of broken grain transport records

Combatting sprout damage in cereal crops

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

Canada working to keep wheat exports to Peru

Comment: Who’s in charge of agricultural policy?

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