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VIDEO: What’s in your wheat?
Cereals, Crops

VIDEO: What’s in your wheat?

Cigi Analytical Services investigates gluten and more

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Sprout damage and gluten strength are perennial topics in Canadian wheat production, as well as at the Canadian International Grains Institute in downtown Winnipeg, where comprehensive testing can answer questions about quality. “Here in the lab we do mainly quality testing on wheat, flour, semolina, as well as some pulse crops,” said Robyn Makowski, a
Grain-grading standards are getting some revisions based on recommendations made to the Canadian Grain Commission.
Crops, News

Grading changes in fababeans, chickpeas and wheat

Alterations are aimed to improve food safety and overall quality

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As of Aug. 1, 2017, all grades of fababeans and chickpeas grown in Western Canada will have an ergot tolerance of 0.05 per cent. A similar change comes into effect for eastern Canadian fababeans a month earlier. Ergot is a cereal disease that is toxic to people and animals. It does not occur in these
A rendering of what G3’s proposed Vancouver grain terminal on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, will look like, if the project goes ahead. While G3 has most of the necessary permits for the project, there are still many details to work out before G3’s board of directors decides to start construction, says G3 official Brett Malkoske.
Cereals, News

A look at G3’s proposed new Vancouver grain terminal

A spiral track would allow trains to arrive on site, ease congestion elsewhere, 
and unload intact before returning to the Prairies

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G3’s proposed Vancouver grain terminal will be the most efficient in North America and maybe the world, Doug MacDonald told Prairie farm leaders touring the port Nov. 15. CN’s vice-president of bulk commodities made the comment as the group’s boat cruised by the Lynnterm break bulk terminal on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, where
University of Manitoba supply chain professor, Barry Prentice says the maximum revenue entitlement is bad for farmers as well as the railways.
Crops, News

MRE counterpoint claims system hurts everyone

VIDEO: Barry Prentice says the MRE is bad for western grain farmers and the railways

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Western grain farmers and the railways would be better off if the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) was scrapped, according to Barry Prentice, an agricultural economist and professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba. “Farmers may be losing more on (grain) prices (because Canada is seen as an unreliable supplier) than they ever
wheat heads
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Australian wheat output seen near record

Rainy forecasts could lead to quality issues and fewer markets, especially if the rain continues

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Australia is expected to harvest a near-record wheat crop in 2016-17, slightly ahead of official estimates, a Reuters poll shows, but recent heavy rains may lead to quality downgrades and curb exports. The world’s fourth-largest wheat exporter is set to produce 28.35 million tonnes, a poll of 10 analysts and traders found, just ahead of
The Manitoba chapter of the CFGB hosts a fall banquet every year to gather and thank participants from across the province.
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CFGB to celebrate successful harvest with fall banquet events

This year Manitoba communities have grown approximately 5,600 acres that will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

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The final tally isn’t quite in yet, but communities throughout Manitoba have once again produced a sizable harvest for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). “You never know exactly at this time of year, but I am seeing about 5,600 acres and that includes a project in Thunder Bay, Ont., as well,” said Harold Penner, CFGB
Mildew damage on individual kernels of 
CWRS wheat.
Cereals, Crops

Changes to mildew standards for western milling wheat

Changes will minimize the financial impact on farmers and the grain trade

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Mildew guidelines for western Canadian milling wheat classes are getting a bit more forgiving. Effective immediately visual guides and standards will allow for an increased presence of mildew, something the chief inspection body the Canadian Grain Commission says won’t affect the quality of products made from Canadian wheat. While the relief will be welcome during
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The best livestock market in the Northwest

Our History: October 1887

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This ad for the Winnipeg Livestock Mart and Feed Stable appeared in the October 1887 issue of The Nor’-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller. “Farmers, Cattle Dealers and Butchers will find this the Best Market in the Northwest,” it said. An article in the issue praised the success of a test of Russian wheat. Mr. George

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