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Ergot tolerances set for chickpeas, fababeans

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2016

Chickpeas and fababean crops graded in Canada will have a new maximum tolerance for ergot next year, even though the cereal disease doesn’t occur in either crop. The Canadian Grain Commission on Wednesday announced an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent for all grades of fababeans and chickpeas in Western Canada effective Aug. 1, 2017,

Mildew damage on individual kernels of CWRS wheat. (GrainsCanada.gc.ca)

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Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 9, 2016

Canada’s visual grading standards for mildew in Prairie milling wheat have been relaxed to reflect what’s now known about the actual quality of affected wheat. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced new mildew guidelines, “effective immediately,” for western Canadian milling wheat classes, to allow for an “increased presence” of mildew in visual guides and

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Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Come Aug. 1, Western Canada will get a new ninth milling wheat class, Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), that’s expected to open up opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes. U.S. Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Huge weekly canola deliveries in latest CGC report

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 2, 2015

CNS Canada — A “lack of significant farmer selling” has been a common talking point from analysts when they’ve had to account for some unexplained strength in the canola market in recent weeks. That line may now need to be retired, however, as the official data tells a different story. According to Canadian Grain Commission

Cereals, Crops

Shaking up Western Canada’s wheat class system

A lot of familiar Canada Western Red Spring wheats will move to another class to  maintain the quality and enhance the consistency of Canada’s top milling wheat

By Allan Dawson August 14, 2015

Complaints from customers over low gluten strength is prompting changes to Canada’s premium milling wheat class. Some famous old wheats, including Katepwa and Neepawa, along with some newer ones, are being pulled from Western Canada’s top Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat class Aug. 1, 2017. (see list at bottom of article) It’s part of

Cereals, News

Elgin-ND receives interim registration

This potentially high-yielding milling wheat will be available to western Canadian farmers in 2016

By Allan Dawson June 2, 2015

Elgin-ND, a new high-yielding American Dark Northern Spring wheat, received a three-year interim registration May 20 from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), making commercialization possible in Western Canada. FP Genetics has the Canadian distribution rights. Buying Elgin-ND for seed to be planted in Western Canada from American suppliers contravenes plant breeders’ rights’ laws and

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Wheats in CWRS, CPSR classes up for review

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 9, 2015

Owners of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat varieties have until month’s end to decide whether to put their products through more trials, or let their varieties be reclassified. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced a review of the CWRS and CPSR wheat classes will start immediately, citing

Cereals, News

Faller, Prosper wheat varieties receive three-year interim registration

The Canadian Grain Commission hopes to  assign them to a wheat class before harvest

By Allan Dawson April 16, 2015

Farmers have been given the go-ahead to plant American Dark Northern Spring wheats Faller and Prosper this spring after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency granted the varieties three-year interim registrations April 2. But it’s not yet clear which quality class they’ll be placed in. The Canadian Grain Commission expects to announce that before harvest. Western

Crops

Farm groups welcome bill overhauling grain producer protection

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team December 12, 2014

CNS Canada –– Proposed federal legislation to upgrade grain producer protection has generally been met with approval from Prairie farm groups. Bill C-48, the Modernization of Canada’s Grain Industry Act, was introduced Tuesday in the Commons, including a number of amendments to the Canada Grain Act, with the creation of a compensation fund to protect

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Ergot tolerances set for chickpeas, fababeans

Canada resets mildew grading standards on milling wheat

Changes to CGC’s Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

Huge weekly canola deliveries in latest CGC report

Shaking up Western Canada’s wheat class system

Elgin-ND receives interim registration

Wheats in CWRS, CPSR classes up for review

Faller, Prosper wheat varieties receive three-year interim registration

Farm groups welcome bill overhauling grain producer protection

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