The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Prairie Biovigilance Network (PBN) group was developed to address concerns related to surveying of wheat diseases in the Prairie region as well as general insect and weed issues. Access to wheat samples is critical for the work group conducts. The group needs farmer assistance with a leaf disease survey of commercial wheat fields, and a survey of stored product insects occurring in farm grain bins, in the Prairie region.
Read MoreIn preparation for the Canada Grain Act/Canadian Grain Commission consultation, Sask Wheat contracted a report to review potential changes to the Canada Grain Act and their implications for Saskatchewan grain producers’ activities and economics. This report is now available on Sask Wheat’s website: CLICK HERE to read it.
Read MoreYour opinion is needed on the Responsible Grain Code of Practice.Now that the Code of Practice is developed in draft form, your feedback is needed to ensure the Code is both understandable and adoptable.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) understands the challenges producers are facing this fall due to recent heavy rain and snow delaying harvest. I would like to take this opportunity to provide some information about coverage options available to Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers. Crop Insurance provides coverage for both yield and quality loss on insured crops. It is important producers stay in contact with SCIC about their crop quality. Our offices will be able to identify producers who appear to be in a claim position due to quality losses.
Read MoreIf you are a registered Saskatchewan wheat producer and have not been to Cigi’s Combine to Customer program in the past, you can sign up for one of the three programs in 2020. The programs will include a number of senior level speakers who will provide insight into where the grain industry is heading. Sign up soon, as space is limited!
Read MoreThe 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 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 MoreFarmers: Safely dispose of unwanted or obsolete agricultural pesticides this October at locations across Saskatchewan – no charge!
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 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 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 MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is pleased to see the passage of Bill C-49, which amended the Canada Transportation Act, and hopes it will lead to consistent and predictable movement of Canadian grains to port and market.
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 MoreNot getting paid for the grain you deliver. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s a tough financial blow. Know the rules so you can protect yourself.
Read MoreFarmers can drop off clean, rolled grain bags at the nearest collection site at no charge. After the grain bags are collected and processed, they are recycled into new products, such as garbage bags.
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