The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is optimistic for the future of grain handling and transportation following the announcement of the Strategic Plan for the Future of Transportation in Canada by Minister of Transport Marc Garneau.
Read MoreCigi is planning four short programs for Western Canadian grain farmers in January, February and March 2017. The program will include a number of senior level speakers who will provide insight into where the grain industry is heading and what needs to be done to stay competitive and meet the ever-changing requirements of domestic and international grain buyers.
Read MoreGrowers will enjoy an excellent lineup of speakers and experts on all topics related to crop production and marketing at the fourth-annual CropSphere conference, which will be held January 10 and 11, 2017.
Read MoreThe program included a presentation on herbicide-resistant weeds from Clark Brenzil, Provincial Specialist in Weed Control with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. As well, Dean Dias, Director, Value Chain Relations from Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), talked about the role Cigi plays in the wheat value chain.
Read MoreFollowing the January 2016 announcement of the production of a whole genome assembly for bread wheat, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), having completed quality control, is now making this breakthrough resource available for researchers via the IWGSC wheat sequence repository at URGI-INRA-Versailles, France.
Read MoreVariety development across the world took a major leap forward in early 2016 when, at the annual Plant and Animal Genome Conference, it was announced that a Canadian-led team had sequenced 90 per cent of the highly-complex genome for bread wheat. This breakthrough in genomic sequencing was accomplished, in part, through the Canadian Triticum Applied Genomics (CTAG2) project, which is co-led by plant scientist Curtis Pozniak of the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources are proud to announce the first recipients of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission Graduate Scholarships.
Read MoreCensus of Agriculture data are the definitive source of community-level data. By drawing on these data, decision-makers will be assured that they are acting in the interest of farmers, farm communities and agricultural operations. Farm organizations are heavy users of census data and draw on this information to formulate policy recommendations, produce communications and outreach work, and conduct market development.
Read MoreThe March edition of the Wheat Field newsletter is now available.
Read MoreSask Wheat recently held the first Think Wheat extension meetings in Prince Albert and Regina. The farmers and agrologists in attendance were given the latest information on the agrology and marketing of wheat.
Read MoreA Saskatchewan producer coalition is expressing its disappointment in the wake of the tabling of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) Review on February 25.
Read MoreThe Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) announced today that they have renewed their long standing partnership in wheat and barley breeding. WGRF will invest $20 million into wheat breeding and $1.4 million into barley breeding at AAFC Research Centres in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next five years. This represents the largest ever industry investment into research at AAFC.
Read MoreThe plan to modernize the wheat class system was developed in response to concerns from customers of Canada’s wheat that gluten strength in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class is not meeting customer expectations. Gluten strength is an important factor in bread baking because it helps dough rise and maintain its shape as it is baked. As well, there were some concerns about American varieties being grown in Canada and how they would fit into the current wheat class system.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is pleased to announce the results of its 2015 Director elections.
Read MoreThe 2015 Bean Feed, which took place on November 20 at TCU Place in Saskatoon, included the awarding of scholarships to current Agriculture and Bioresources students. For the first time, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) was included in this portion of the program as the inaugural Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission Essay Award was presented.
Read MoreSask Wheat will be sending a nominee list of Saskatchewan producers interested in attending the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) 2016 Combine to Customer programs in Winnipeg. The deadline to become a nominee is December 5, 2015.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has confirmed it will help ensure the future of agricultural research and profitable production of wheat in Saskatchewan by offering undergraduate and graduate scholarships to agriculture students at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).
Read MoreWith the most recent report estimating producer revenue losses caused by grain export capacity constraints to be $5-6.7 billion for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 crop years, producer organizations such as the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) are reminding the agriculture industry to keep transportation issues top of mind this election season.
Read MoreThe Communications Manager reports to the General Manager and is responsible for managing and executing the communications and marketing activities of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission in collaboration with SWDC staff and other stakeholders.
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