Cereals Canada says the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) facility will allow better technology to back research and ultimately help Canadian grains excel in international markets.
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Cereals Canada looking ahead to GATE facility
Construction on Cereals Canada’s Global Agriculture Technology Exchange is expected to begin in 2025, with completion in 2029
Crop Production Show 2025: Producers at SaskWheat AGM question proposed building
Those attending the 2025 Crop Production Show and the SaskWheat annual meeting asked why Cereals Canada needs the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange
Saskatoon — Producers are concerned about the need for, and cost of, a new building for Cereals Canada’s technology and research centre. However, the organization’s chief executive officer, Dean Dias, defended the Global Agricultural Technology Exchange, proposed for downtown Winnipeg. He said if Canada wants to continue to be a top exporter and preferred choice […] Read more
Producers help fund new Winnipeg grain facility
Three Prairie crop commissions announce funding will come from producer checkoffs paid to their provincial associations
REGINA — Funding commitments from producer organizations to a new Cereals Canada facility should help secure money from other sources, including governments, said chair Brett Halstead. Last week, Alberta Grains, SaskWheat and Manitoba Crop Alliance announced a collective contribution of $13.2 million to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) in Winnipeg. Grain Farmers of […] Read more
Provincial associations commit funds to new facility
REGINA — Four organizations announced funding for the planned Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg Sept. 17. Alberta Grains, SaskWheat, Manitoba Crop Alliance and Grain Farmers of Ontario will contribute $13.4 million to the project known as Gate. All are members of Cereals Canada, which has proposed the $102 million building to advance Canada’s position […] Read more
Cereals Canada must turn its attention to governance
For summer holiday reading, I’m recommending my wife read Brian Hayward’s The Great Chair. It’s a book about proper and effective board governance, written by Hayward, the former longtime Agricore United chief executive officer and chair of a number of non-agricultural companies. My wife is the kind of person who ends up on a lot […] Read more
Cereals Canada board ‘strongly supports’ new building
WINNIPEG — Saying its refreshed board of directors “strongly supports” its plans for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, Cereals Canada is now trying to turn its vision into reality. “It will allow us as Cereals Canada to maintain our globally recognized best-in-class expertise needed for today’s global markets,” chief executive officer Dean Dias said June […] Read more
Cereals Canada moves forward with building plans
Cereals Canada is moving ahead with its plans to build the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange. “The board of directors strongly supports Cereals Canada, including the vision for GATE,” chair Brett Halstead said in a June 27 news release. Related story: Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada The new building planned for downtown Winnipeg in the heart […] Read more
Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada
WINNIPEG — Several members of Cereals Canada are on the verge of quitting the organization, jeopardizing plans to build a major new ag tech centre in Winnipeg. The official launch of the funding campaign to establish the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) has been postponed, with Cereals’ Canada’s June 27 board meeting expected to clarify […] Read more
