Chlormequat is Now Listed Under “Be Informed” for Barley Keep it Clean has updated its 2021 Product Advisory to inform Canadian barley growers of market risks associated with using chlormequat (e.g. Manipulator) on barley for malt, food and feed. Growers are encouraged to confirm contract obligations and acceptance with your grain buyer before using chlormequat […]

Beer Canada’s #FreezeItForThem Message Protecting and creating jobs for Canadian women and men is the key to economic recovery coming out of COVID-19. Jobs that Canadians rely on to pay their bills and feed their families. Many that are connected, in some way, to making, selling and distributing beer, including restaurants, hospitality, tourism, agriculture, retail, […]

RE: Blockades Rail Service DisruptionDear Ministers: Protests across Canada are blockading rail infrastructure and are creating instability in Canada’s transport system.  For example, CN Rail has announced it would be shutting down significant portions of its rail network.As a consequence, grain and food processors, including major domestic and international flour mills and bakers, will not […]

Honourable Filomena Tassi PC, MPMinister of LabourHouse of CommonsOttawa, ON K1A 0A6RE: CN Rail Service DisruptionDear Minister:Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has taken strike action against CN.  As a consequence, CN has announced that the railway is winding down freight operations as of November 19th.Rail service for western Canadian grain shipments is critical to meeting […]

On behalf of Canada’s 23,000 barley farmers, the Barley Council of Canada (BCC) would like to thank the federal government for their investment in a project designed to develop a market for higher protein Canadian feed barley. “Today’s announcement is instrumental in helping build our brand as a supplier of higher protein Canadian feed barley […]