SASKATOON – Farmers who wonder what happens to their wheat or barley after it leaves the country can find out in the next few weeks.
They’ll be able to tour seven demonstration plots organized by the Canadian Wheat Board, designed not only to show farmers how different varieties perform in their area, but also to tell them where the grain is sold and what the customer does with it.
More than 30 varieties of wheat and barley have been seeded at the seven locations.
At a tour at Rosetown, Sask., on July 28, about 40 malting barley customers from countries like Brazil, Ecuador, China, South Korea, South Africa and the U.S. will be on hand as part of a course put on by the Canadian International Grains Institute.
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Here are the dates and locations of the seven tours (an eighth, planned for the board’s Grande Prairie crop plot, had to be cancelled due to wet weather):
- Alberta -July 19, Camrose, 11 kilometres east of Camrose on Highway 26, then 0.8 km north on Round Hill Road.
July 20, Irricana, corner of Highway 9 north and Highway 567 east.
- Saskatchewan – July 25, Humboldt, on Highway 5, .5 km east of Meunster.
July 26, Moose Jaw, 13 km north of Tuxford on Highway 2.
July 28, Rosetown, 2.4 km north of Rosetown on Highway 4.
- Manitoba – Aug. 1, Portage la Prairie, Highway 1, 3.2 km east of Highway 16.
Aug. 2, Souris, 7 km west of Souris on Highway 2 at the UGG Distribution Centre.
All the tours begin at 3 p.m., with a supper to follow.
