Tag: Cereals Canada

Cereals Canada is receiving up to $7.3 million from the federal government for a pair of initiatives aimed at boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of Canadian cereals crops. The national grain value chain organization is receiving up to $6,660,817 through the AgriMarketing Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to continue its work on increasing… Read More

Provincial grain grower organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario have pledged a total of $13.4 million toward construction of Cereals Canada’s proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg, Man. Unveiled earlier this summer, the plan is to build a $102 million facility that would serve as a hub for Canada’s grain industry,… Read More

At least one crop protection company is among the group of Cereals Canada’s industry members that have submitted withdrawal notices to the national cereal grain value chain organization. BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions filed the notice ahead of Cereals Canada’s annual general meeting on June 27th. Several grain company members, including Cargill, have also signaled their… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend. On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses the Saskatchewan crop conditions. Haney is then joined by: Dean Dias with Cereals Canada on the GATE project; Kelly Turkington with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on being alert for stripe rust; and, Clint Jurke with… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Cereals Canada CEO Dean Dias to discuss the new Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) announcement. Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss… Read More

The organization that brings together and represents Canada’s cereal grain value chain has a new board chair. Brett Halstead, who farms at Nokomis, Sask., and represents the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, was elected chair at Cereals Canada’s board meeting in Winnipeg on Thursday. Rounding out Cereals’ executive committee for 2024 are Adam Dyck (Warburtons), who… Read More

Cereals Canada has officially announced its broad vision for a new $100 million facility to be built in downtown Winnipeg that would be branded as the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate.) The national cereal grain value chain organization sees the facility serving as a hub for Canada’s grain industry, promoting the use of Canadian crops… Read More

The national industry association that represents the Canadian cereal grains value chain is navigating some internal upheaval, as multiple grain company members have notified the organization of their intent to withdraw their membership in Cereals Canada. Cereals Canada’s members — which include provincial grain producer organizations from across Canada, grain exporters, crop input companies, millers,… Read More

We’re expecting we’ll get an official look at the vision of what Cereals Canada is calling the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, or GATE in the coming days. The underlying concept is not a new one, necessarily. The idea of a “Grains Centre of Excellence” nestled in downtown Winnipeg that would bring together the major crop… Read More

Update, as of June 24, 2024: Industry stakeholders have been notified that a launch event to announce the vision for the proposed “Global Agriculture Technology Exchange” that was to be held on June 27 has been postponed indefinitely. Cereals Canada is planning to take a major step toward an idea that’s been discussed in the… Read More