The University of Manitoba is leading a fusarium head blight (FHB) risk assessment project across the three prairie provinces. The major goal of this project is to develop a standardized, weather-based method for reliably predicting FHB and mycotoxin (DON) accumulation across all three prairie provinces.
Read More“This is an exciting development for durum farmers as it will mean wheat breeders will be able to produce varieties with improved yields and resistance to disease, pests, and environmental stressors quicker than before,” said Laura Reiter, Chair of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission board of directors, who farms near Radisson, Saskatchewan.
Read MoreTo provide Saskatchewan farmers with unbiased data, the Saskatchewan Variety Performance Group (SVPG) was formed to test and report on commercially available varieties of cereal crops and flax.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who was able to attend the Think Wheat meetings in Moose Jaw and Yorkton. The presentations are below in PDF format.
Read MoreSask Wheat is committed to being a part of a system that will maintain and grow funding for wheat research in Canada. This system needs to include a strong research effort by the public sector and continue to provide for public-private- producer partnerships.
Read MoreThe delivery of the newsletter was delayed as Sask Wheat received confirmation of the SR&ED tax credits later than anticipated from the Canada Revenue Agency. We apologize for the late delivery this caused.
Read MoreCanadian wheat farmers will see significant benefits through the newly announced Canadian National Wheat Cluster. Worth nearly $25 million over five years, projects funded through the Wheat Cluster address common issues that farmers face and will lead to improved varieties and agronomic practices.
Read MoreWestern Canadian cereal commissions including the barley, oat and wheat commissions from Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for major changes in the Government of Canada’s current consultation process on value creation.
Read MoreOne of the most valuable tools that western Canadian wheat breeders have available to them is the fusarium head blight (FHB) nursery, located in Carman, Manitoba. The FHB nursery provides the perfect environment for FHB to flourish and to test the FHB resistance of new lines of wheat.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) are investing a combined $2.2 million in innovative wheat research projects which will benefit farmers with improved varieties, agronomic practices, and post-harvest strategies.
Read MoreThe Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) are pleased to announce combined funding of more than $1.6 million over three years in innovative wheat research aimed at improving wheat production and outcomes for farmers.
Read MoreSask Wheat is reminding wheat producers to know the moisture content of their crop before applying pre-harvest herbicides and to always apply according to the label information to avoid the possibility of leaving unwanted levels of chemical residues on their wheat.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) announced the commitment of up to $543,000 to five research activities under the Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster (ICAC).
Read MoreAs part of its grain grading modernization project, the Canadian Grain Commission initiated a review of the standard samples used for visual assessment of frost/heat stress and mildew in all classes of wheat.
Read MoreFollowing the detection of genetically modified (GM), herbicide-tolerant wheat in Alberta, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is confident that the high-quality and safe reputation of Canadian wheat around the world will be reinforced.
Read MoreAs of August 1, 2018, 29 varieties of wheat that are currently classified as Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) or Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) will be reclassified into the new Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR) class.
Read MoreThrough the late 1980s and into the 2000s, farmers were encouraged to manage their risk through practices such as insecticide application and having a rotation that had a resistant non-wheat crop grown between wheat crops. However, a breakthrough came when midge resistance was discovered by breeders and entomologists at the Cereal Research Centre (CRC) in Winnipeg.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) are asking Prairie grain farmers to be prepared for the upcoming reclassification of 29 wheat varieties.
Read MoreOn August 1, 2018, 29 varieties of wheat that are currently classified as Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) or Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) will be reclassified into the new Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR) class.
Read MoreNew findings presented at the Canadian Nutrition Society annual conference this past weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia, show that many foods made from enriched (refined) grains and whole grains are important nutrient contributors to the Canadian diet.
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