Over the next few weeks prairie grain farmers will have a chance to talk to scientists and salespeople about the wheat and barley they grow for a living.
The Canadian Wheat Board is holding 11 field days across the Prairies beginning July 18 in Naicam, Sask. and wrapping up Aug. 6 in Headingley, Man.
Called Windows to World Markets, the field days are designed to inform farmers about the quality requirements of their customers and the board’s sales and market development efforts.
CWB marketing specialists will talk about the different customers who buy Canadian wheat and barley and what the various classes of grain are used for.
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Plant breeders and crop specialists will be on hand to describe the agronomic characteristics of the 20 different varieties of wheat and barley sown at each plot.
Field day schedule
Call numbers in brackets for time and location:
- Alberta – Bow Island July 22 (403-381-8837), Trochu July 23 (403-948-6791), Rivercourse July 24 (403-842-5774).
- Saskatchewan – Naicam July 18 (306-249-4331), Stewart Valley, July 21 (306-539-4054), Indian Head, July 22 and 23 (306-695-4250), Outlook July 28 (306-384-7880), Churchbridge July 30 (306-435-4204 or 306-782-4565), Assiniboia July 31 (306-842-1463).
- Manitoba – Killarney Aug. 1 (204-727-9073), Headingley Aug. 6 (204-253-4615).
