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
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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
This editorial was penned and submitted by: Chris Davison, president & CEO of the Canola Council of Canada; Dean Dias, CEO of Cereals Canada, and Greg Cherewyk, president of Pulse Canada. It’s hockey playoff season in Canada. The time of the year when Canadians witness what ingredients are necessary for a successful team – a… Read More
Do yourself or your clients a big favour and do a quick scan now of the Keep it Clean list of crop protection products to avoid some uncomfortable conversations at grain delivery. While it may be frustrating to learn that approved products may have marketing limitations, the Keep it Clean program supported by the Canola… Read More
The list of crop protection products that farmers should ask their grain buyers about before spraying in 2023 was published by the Keep it Clean initiative on Thursday. Keep it Clean is a joint effort of the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada, Pulse Canada and the Prairie Oat Growers Association, informing growers and agronomists… Read More
Cereals Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) have assessed the quality of the Canadian wheat crop and prepared the findings for global customers through a jointly released New Crop Report. According to the report, a high proportion of the 2022 wheat crop has graded in the top two grades, with high protein content across… Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced several new pieces of the Canadian government’s yet-to-be-released Indo-Pacific Strategy while in Thailand for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday. The announcement included $31.8 million designated to establish Canada’s first agriculture trade office in the region to “increase and diversify agriculture and agri-food exports to the… Read More
Cereals Canada, in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), has launched the latest edition of the National Wheat Research Priorities. Led by co-chairs Krista Zuzak, Cereals Canada director of crop protection and production, and Dr. Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa, director of research, development, and technology for AAFC, the document provides a vision and targets to guide… Read More