NDS

Grainews

Elgin ND wheat meets sellers’ claims

Elgin ND promises high yields and better returns. Do those claims hold up in farmers’ fields? Two growers who tried out the new variety last year share their experience. North Dakota State University plant breeders developed Elgin ND as a high-yielding milling variety. They first distributed it south of the border in 2013. In Canada,...

March 31, 2017

Manitoba Co-operator

New Canada Northern Hard Red wheat class took effect Aug. 1

Big changes to Western Canada’s wheat class system took effect Aug. 1, the start of the 2016-17 crop year, and more are coming over the next three years. They’re designed to enhance Canada’s reputation for high-quality, high-gluten-strength milling wheat, while giving farmers the opportunity to grow higher-yielding wheats that have slightly lower strength, Daryl Beswitherick,...

August 5, 2016

Manitoba Co-operator

Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND recommended for full registration in new CNHR class

The late John Smith has left a lasting legacy for Prairie farmers. Smith, a Pilot Mound farmer who was also president of Seed Depot until his death in September, began the process of registering the high-yielding U.S. dark northern spring wheat variety Faller in 2012. On Feb. 25 the variety, along with Prosper and Elgin...

March 11, 2016

AGCanada

Changes to CGC's Western wheat classes coming Aug. 1

Come Aug. 1, Western Canada will get a new ninth milling wheat class, Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), that's expected to open up opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation of the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes. U.S. Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin...

January 15, 2016

Manitoba Co-operator

Elgin-ND receives interim registration

Elgin-ND, a new high-yielding American Dark Northern Spring wheat, received a three-year interim registration May 20 from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), making commercialization possible in Western Canada. FP Genetics has the Canadian distribution rights. Buying Elgin-ND for seed to be planted in Western Canada from American suppliers contravenes plant breeders’ rights’ laws and...

June 2, 2015

Grainews

NDSU issues warning on Elgin wheat sales

FP Genetics is the only legal source for Elgin-ND pedigreed seed in Canada and this spring all its seed is going to Western Canadian seed growers to produce certified seed for commercial production in 2016. Those who try to get seed from American suppliers are breaking plant breeders’ rights laws and face heavy penalties, warns...

May 13, 2015