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Spring wheat infected with fusarium head blight.
Cereals, Crops, News

‘Interesting weather’ raises fusarium head blight risk

Winter wheat is at risk now with spring wheat soon to follow

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The fusarium head blight risk in most of Manitoba was rated “extreme” June 26 by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) and was expected to remain that way this week. “People should be getting prepared to protect their (winter and spring wheat) crops (with a fungicide),” MAFRD plant pathologist Vikram Bisht said in an
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CWB under fire for not taking delivery

Questions are also being raised about an unprecedented final adjusted payment from 2011-12 issued this May

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The Canadian Wheat Board is dead but CWB, its government-owned, open-market successor, is still a lightning rod for controversy. CWB is being criticized for not taking delivery of all the grain it contracted this crop year, there are questions about why it issued final adjustment payments from 2011-12, and its 2012-13 financial statements are three
Cigi staff evaluate wheat flour for use in oriental noodles. The institute is hiring more staff and is looking for more space in downtown Winnipeg.  photo: cigi
Cereals, Crops

Cigi to probe effects of inputs on wheat quality

With $5 million in funding in hand, Cigi hopes to address issues around Canadian wheat quality, 
while also expanding its research on pulse crops

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The Canadian International Grains Institute, better known as Cigi, is moving into research in a big way in an attempt to better serve its clients. “Since 2010, Cigi has been moving in a new strategic direction,” said CEO Earl Geddes. “And this whole move to a sustainable, independent, technical institute has been core to our
wheat stem
Cereals, Crops

Tri-country statement supports GM wheat commercialization

Cereals Canada says it’s a call to researchers not to give up on biotech wheat

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Ten years after Monsanto put the brakes on releasing genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready wheat, 16 organizations in Canada, the United States and Australia have stated their support for commercializing GM wheat. However, the trilateral statement issued June 5, also suggests countries adopt a policy for dealing with the low-level presence of GM crops in
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Southwestern Manitoba farmers hard-pressed to finish on time

Some have barely started and it just keeps raining

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Some Manitoba fields are so wet it’s unlikely farmers will get them seeded by the June 20 crop insurance deadline, say industry officials. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) won’t know for sure until seeded acreage reports are tabulated later in the season, but officials are predicting unseeded acres will be higher this year than
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Canola growers take on the railways

A second level-of-service complaint has been filed

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A second legal complaint has been filed alleging the railways provided inadequate grain-shipping service this crop year. And more might be coming. The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) May 26, accusing both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways of failing to fulfil their common carrier
Research tech inspecting a plant
Cereals, Crops

U of M project puts DIY back into plant breeding

DIY has done wonders in the metal shop. Why not try it in the fields, too?

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What do you do if you can’t find or can’t afford a piece of farm equipment for a particular job on your farm? For many, the answer is DIY, short for do-it-yourself. Necessity is the mother of invention, and often inspiration, a welder, chop saw, and a trip to the scrap pile is enough to
Woman standing at a bakery counter
Cereals, News

The popularity of eating gluten free continues to drive product development

For some it’s a fad, for others it’s a medical necessity, but for farmers a growing interest in gluten free may be an opportunity to explore new crops

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Inside the cosy St. Boniface storefront that houses Cocoabeans Bakeshop you’ll find breads, pastries, buns, sandwiches, cookies and cakes alongside steaming coffee and tiny tables, much like any bakery across the province. But there is one thing that isn’t on the menu — gluten. Owner Betsy Hiebert, along with her three children, are living with
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Cereals, Crops

Canada’s wheat customers following registration system debate

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The value of ensuring wheat quality control was underscored a year ago when complaints about weak dough strength came to light, despite Western Canada’s rigorous variety registration system. International customers are less concerned about the dough strength of 2013 crop, but still concerned nonetheless, Dave Hatcher, a research scientist with the Canadian Grain commission’s Grain
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Cereals, Crops

Wheat recommending committee used new procedures at annual meeting

Outgoing chair Brian Beres says the changes, the result of member consensus, 
streamline the wheat registration process and make it more transparent

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New operating procedures have streamlined the process of reviewing new varieties of wheat for registration, but the system continues to come under pressure for even more changes. The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT), which recommends whether new wheats for Western Canada should be registered implemented the results of a review ordered

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