At its meeting on Nov. 3, 2014, the Western Standards Committee recommended new standard and guide samples and standard prints for wheat, soybeans, peas and lentils for the 2014-15 crop year, effective Nov. 19, 2014. Standard samples and standard prints previously adopted for other grades and grains will continue to be used. More information is available online. … Read more
The “Cereal Varieties – 2014 Insured Commercial Acres” report is now available on the Canadian Grain Commission’s web site. The report covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and shows the number of insured acres of seeded varieties of wheat, durum, barley, oats, rye and triticale. The report shows total acres of each cereal crop … Read more
Preliminary protein content data for the 2014 Canada Western Red Spring wheat harvest are now available by crop region. Data on protein will be updated every Tuesday while samples are received for the Canadian Grain Commission’s 2014 Harvest Sample Program. Grain producers can register for the Harvest Sample Program until Oct. 31, 2014. The Canadian Grain … Read more
Farmers can get a free unofficial grain grade this harvest. There is still time to register for the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program for 2014. In fact, because of this year’s late harvest, farmers can sign up until Oct. 31, 2014. The Harvest Sample Program is voluntary and free to participate in. Participating producers … Read more
Large amounts of last year’s grain are still in storage and this year’s grain is beginning to be delivered into the handling system. How you can protect all of your grain from spoiling or becoming infested? The Canadian Grain Commission has tips to help manage the quality of grain already in storage. The full release … Read more
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is providing notice to grain producers and industry stakeholders that the variety registration for Sceptre, a Canada Western Amber Durum variety, will be cancelled effective Oct. 24, 2014 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Sceptre will remain on the Canadian Grain Commission’s variety designation list and will be eligible for all … Read more
The Canadian Grain Commission reminds the grain industry and producers about grain grading changes that come into effect on August 1, 2014 in Western Canada. These changes include updated tolerances for ergot and sclerotinia for most classes of wheat. The Official Grain Grading Guide as of August 1, 2014 will be posted shortly before the … Read more
New moisture meter conversion tables are available for small red beans and otebo beans. As well, revised moisture meter conversion tables are available for soybeans, canola and peas. Tables for these and other grains are available on the Canadian Grain Commission’s web site, www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Call 204-983-3331.
For the 2014–15 crop year, the Canadian Grain Commission is launching an online producer car application at www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Beginning July 14, 2014 at 1 p.m. CDT, the online system will begin accepting applications for producer cars. Producer who administer their own cars, producer car administrators and agents must first register for a user account in the … Read more
For the 2014-2015 crop year, the Canadian Grain Commission is launching an online producer car application at www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Beginning July 7, 2014, producers who administer their own producer cars, producer car administrators and agents may register for an account in the online system. On July 14, 2014, the online system will begin accepting applications for … Read more
