Growers who think they produced an exceptionally good durum crop this year might consider entering the Canadian Wheat Board’s first ever Master Durum Grower competition.
The deadline for entries is Oct. 15.
The first-place winner will get an expense-paid weekend for two in Montreal, which will include an opportunity to tour a commercial pasta processing plant.
The first- and second-place winners will be given the opportunity to participate in a Canadian International Grains Institute course and meet customers from around the world.
Envelopes for the 300-gram samples and information about entering the competition are available from wheat board area representatives and at selected elevators.
Judges will look for sound, vitreous (a natural translucent coloring that is a sign of hardness) kernels of about 13.5 percent protein and good color.
The samples must also be free of disease and insect damage.
The winners will be announced at the CWB’s Durum Challenge II in late November in Swift Current.
The Canadian Pasta Manufacturers Association and Grisspasta Products Ltd. are co-sponsors of the first-place prize.
