Cereals Canada and Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) would like to remind producers about the tight tolerances for sprouted kernels and to avoid blending sprouted wheat with sound wheat. Sprouting is one of the main grading factors in the 2019 wheat harvest. Tight grading tolerances for severely sprouted kernels and total sprouted kernels in wheat help protect quality for millers and end-product processors.
Read MoreFor many years, falling number (FN) has been an important global requirement in wheat exports. In the last few years prairie farmers have seen it being increasingly used to determine the milling quality of their grain. This has created confusion for farmers as FN is not a grading factor, but is most often a contract requirement.
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Environmental conditions during the 2019 crop year will affect wheat quality by causing downgrading. Some of these downgrading factors may include, but are not limited to, Immature, Green, Frost/Heat Stress, Mildew and Sprouted kernels. Official definitions of these factors, how they are assessed and the limits for each class/grade can be found in the Canadian Grain Commission’s Official Grain Grading Guide (OGGG)[1]. Quality impacts of these factors are explained in this document.
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is reminding Saskatchewan wheat producers to only use products registered for pre-harvest application of weed management to dry down weeds such as volunteer canola in wheat crops, and to always apply these products according to the label.
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