Canadian Wheat Research Coalition bolsters variety development for four wheat categories with renewed $11.8 M funding agreement.
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Money coming for wheat breeding efforts
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition bolsters variety development for four wheat categories with renewed $11.8 M funding agreement
Grain commission wheat class process criticized
The Alberta Wheat Commission and Cereals Canada call for more transparency and industry input
Two grain groups are calling for reforms to how the grain industry determines end-use quality standards for milling wheat classes. Cereals Canada and the Alberta Wheat Commission say the process needs to be more open. The class system, overseen by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) and used to protect Canada’s reputation for consistent wheat quality
U.S.-Canada wheat tensions already easing
At least four American spring milling wheats are registered in Canada now and more are expected in the future
The United States government and American wheat growers should put their beef with how Canada grades imported American wheat into context, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “Very substantial changes have been made to the Canadian system in the last 10 years,” he said in an interview April 29. “It was almost impossible for varieties
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
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
Minogue: Wanna start a cereal seed company?
It’s clear from where the Prairies’ cereal growers’ groups sit that it’s time for farmers to get more involved in wheat and barley breeding — and they have a new report in hand suggesting ways to do so. Options in the report, from the newly-formed Wheat and Barley Variety Working Group, range from improving the
CGC’s new wheat class reform proposals not carved in stone
Officials explained the reasons for proposed changes and unveiled some revisions made after meeting with wheat breeders in Banff last week
The Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) proposed overhaul of Canada’s wheat class system is truly a work in progress. The CGC released its proposal in a discussion paper Feb. 20 but just last week revised the check varieties it wants used in CWRS and CPS registration trials and in the proposed new class for weaker gluten
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