THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015
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CGC to reclassify 29 wheat varieties
CWB fades into history Now called G3 Canada, it will be based in Winnipeg BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM
The CWB is history. The former Canadian Wheat Board has a new majority owner, a new name and a new corporate logo. The CWB brand, which has been part of the prairie landscape since the early 1900s, will gradually be replaced over a few months. G3 Global Grain Group announced July 31 that it has completed its investment in the former wheat board and has renamed the company G3 Canada. The new grain company will be based in Winnipeg and will consist of former CWB assets as well as grain handling assets, previously owned by Bunge Canada. The new company will not include Bunge Canada’s canola crush assets, which will continue to operate as Bunge Canada.
Gluten strength not meeting expectations BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM
The Canadian Grain Commission is going ahead with a plan to reclassify 25 varieties in the Canada Western Red Spring wheat class. The commission announced July 29 that 25 CWRS varieties, including Lillian, Unity, Harvest and Kane, will be reclassified Aug. 1, 2017. The decision was based on consultations with domestic and international stakeholders, including end users who had raised concerns that gluten strength in the CWRS class was no longer meeting expectations. Four Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) varieties will also be reclassified and other varieties will be subject to a review and potential reclassification ruling beginning next year. The commission has yet to determine if the affected varieties will be placed into an existing wheat class or if a new lower quality milling wheat class will be created to accommodate the demoted varieties. “That really hasn’t been determined yet,” said Daryl Beswitherick, the commission’s manager of quality assurance standards. “That is still under discussion with the industry to determine whether there is a need for a new wheat class or not.” SEE CGC TO RECLASSIFY, PAGE 4
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Fresh from a Saskatchewan field containing wheat midge July 13, Brian Thompson of the University of Montana uses a pooter, or aspirator, to suck parasitoids into a vial, leaving behind unwanted insects in the mesh cage. The university is collaborating on research with Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon. SEE THE STORY ON PAGE 16. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTO
SEE THE WINNER OF THE WESTERN PRODUCER AUTOCOPTER CONTEST GIVEAWAY! | PAGE 28 Ukrainian history passed down Triumphs and challenges of early settlers to Olha, Man., are preserved for future generations | Page 17
Getting tough with weevils Alfalfa weevil control required as many as six insecticide applications for some southern Alberta alfalfa seed growers | Page 4
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