It is important to underscore that there are strong supplies available of Canadian grain, including wheat, durum, barley and oats. Canada’s farmers and grain handlers continue to be in a strong position to keep meeting demand both in Canada as well as abroad. Shipments of Canadian grain are currently moving at a rapid pace with no interruptions at inland elevators where farmers deliver their grain or at port terminals where vessels are loaded. No delays are anticipated.
Read MoreToday the memberships of Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) approved the amalgamation of both organizations under a unified governance and management structure. The approval of this merger follows four years of growing dialogue and collaboration between Cereals Canada and Cigi members and staff.
Read MoreIf you weren't able to attend one of the Think Wheat 2020 meetings or just want to review some of the information presented, we now have two of the presentations available on video.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission is aware that research organizations are currently reviewing and adjusting their research activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to support the agriculture industry and to ensure the safety of research organization personnel, Sask Wheat is working with funded researchers, institutions, and funding partners to adjust contracts so that this important work on behalf of Saskatchewan’s wheat producers continues.
Read MoreHave you ever noticed how the leaves of a wheat plant roll up toward the middle in dry conditions? Karen Tanino will tell you that’s an avoidance strategy. The University of Saskatchewan professor explains that leaves roll like that to reduce surface area, which reduces water transpiration through the leaf surface. And that’s not the only thing wheat plants do to fend off the pressures of drought conditions.
Read MoreSometimes, finding out something isn’t a problem is just as important as finding out it is. Take the case of aster yellows (AY) in wheat A well-known and serious problem of canola, AY was not really thought of as a major issue in wheat. “But one year, we had all these unexplained yield losses in the field,” says Pierre Hucl, wheat breeder and professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre. “I knew it was also a high aster yellows year in canola, so we wondered if that was the cause.”
Read MoreManitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), and Alberta Barley have significant concerns about the Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot project and its future impact on western Canadian wheat and barley producers.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take quick action that will see the rail blockades removed so western Canadian grain shipments can move to port.
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) have elected Brett Halstead as the Board Chair and Jake Leguee as Vice-Chair.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed $1.9 million to support wheat research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2019. Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. David Marit, announced the funding of all crop-related ADF projects earlier today at CropSphere 2020.
Read MoreThe Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), a collaboration of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, the Alberta Wheat Commission, and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, has committed more than $9.6 million over five years to a core breeding agreement (CBA) with the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Crop Development Centre (CDC) for the development of spring wheat cultivars.
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