Glacier FarmMedia – A 2024 product advisory from Keep it Clean is missing two names previously featured on a list of high-risk crop protection products. Keep it Clean is a joint initiative of the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada, Pulse Canada and the Prairie Oat Growers Association. The group releases an annual product advisory […] Read more
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CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed
WINNIPEG — Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for a decision made on gene edited crops and livestock feeds. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. Related stories: “This is a ground-breaking day […] Read more
Making sure crop protection products don’t cause problems
Spring seeding is just around the corner, so to help producers lessen the potential market risks associated with certain crop protection products the Keep it Clean initiative has released its 2024 product advisory. With 90 per cent of Canadian canola, 65 per cent of Canadian wheat, barley and oats and 85 per cent of Canadian […] Read more
Group aims to fill need for world class millers
An elite global class of millers are sought by companies that need their technical understanding of milling’s complexities
Norbert Cabral agreed to go, but it wasn’t easy. “He was away from his family for six months,” said Elaine Sopiwynk, vice-president of technical services for Cereals Canada. Being packed off to Switzerland for an intensive and competitive course in high-level milling wasn’t ideal for Cabral or Cereals Canada, but it was the only way […] Read more
Combine to customer – photo essay
For years, Cereals Canada’s Combine to Customer program has given farmers an inside look at the complex processing technologies and industries that take farmers’ grains and turn them into premium food products. Western Producer reporter Ed White joined a group of farmers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island to see what they […] Read more
Producers must be prepared to take on new competition
The Russians are coming. It might not be in the form of refurbished T-62 tanks, buzzing Iranian drones and hopeless waves of convict conscripts, but Russia is continuing its assault upon global grain markets in which we were once comfortably numb to competition. “We hear from customers, ‘Russian quality is getting better,’ ” Cereals Canada’s […] Read more
Combine to Customer at Cereals Canada
For the next couple of days I’m following along a group of farmers as they take part in the Combine to Customer program. I’m going to update this post throughout, so check back here to see what’s new. Don’t tell me the industrial tooling of pasta-making isn’t beautiful. (But don’t drop these heavy brass molds […] Read more
Canadian wheat receives high marks from customers
Farmers who recently participated in an international tour say the buyers they talked to were impressed by crop's quality
SASKATOON — A group of farmers has returned from Cereals Canada’s New Crop Trade and Technical Missions with a renewed sense of pride. “As I heard several times, there’s no other grain like Canadian grain,” said Dean Hubbard, a grower who farms southeast of Claresholm, Alta. Related stories: End users are picky on crop varieties […] Read more
Wheat growers question HVK
WINNIPEG — Wheat growers in Saskatchewan want to know why hard vitreous kernels are still used as a grading factor for Hard Red Spring Wheat. If it doesn’t serve a purpose except for unnecessary downgrades at the elevator, some producers say, then the industry should get rid of it. “HVK has been around as a […] Read more
Clean grain keeps markets open for all
Contaminants in grain not only lower your price on that load, it can also have a negative impact on future buyers and end users. The solution? Keep it Clean. Started by the Canola Council of Canada in 2016, the Keep it Clean program has been at the forefront of promoting hygiene in grain shipments, whether […] Read more
