Lisa Nemeth, Cigi

Winter wheat isn’t spring wheat

Ever wonder why buyers get so upset at the idea of mixing winter wheat with a shipment of spring?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Commercial bakeries need dependable flour to achieve consistent end-product quality, which means that traits such as extensibility, protein content, and water absorption must remain the same with each flour shipment. Millers around the world choose Canadian wheat because of its reputation for consistency among shipments, year after year. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) is regarded […] Read more



Micro-milling 
samples allows further analytical testing of small samples of 
early-generation grain.

A faster start

Cigi takes on early-generation testing in support of new wheat varieties

Reading Time: 3 minutes Testing early-generation samples is an important part of a process that is ultimately intended to improve the quality of Canadian wheat varieties. To support this process, the facilities at Cigi (the Canadian International Grains Institute) were put to the test from last November to the end of March, with more grain samples than ever coming […] Read more