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Immediate priorities identified for new wheat and barley organizations

One is deciding if farmers should own their own plant-breeding company

There are two pressing issues the West’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations need to address soon, a Manitoba consultant working for the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says. One is prepare for the July 17, 2017 end of the temporary western Canadian wheat and barley checkoff for funding research and market development,