Author Archives: Heather Johnson

Cigi welcomed 89 producers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to its three Combine to Customer programs held during January, February and March.  During each two-and-one-half-day program, farmers had a firsthand look at how customers use their grain during technical sessions with Cigi staff and heard from a number of representatives from the Canadian industry.  It’s … continue reading →

Having acquired considerable knowledge and experience in the fine art of noodle-making while working in Cigi’s Asian products area, Kasia Kaminska and Da (Anne) An have now set their sights on honing their skills in pasta production. As highlighted in a previous Cigi story, pasta and noodles are two distinctly different products – from the … continue reading →

Producing quality bread under consistently hot and humid bakery conditions (+35°C and 85% humidity) would be considered extreme to commercial bakers in many parts of the world but for bakers in West and Central Africa it’s the norm. That is one of the many valuable observations made during Cigi’s first technical mission to the region … continue reading →

Six months after it was launched, a handbook on evaluating wheat and flour quality jointly produced by Cigi and the High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh continues to be in demand by millers and bakers in that country, which has become a significant market for Canadian wheat. The volume entitled “Basic Tests Used to Evaluate … continue reading →

Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn have announced governments will provide a combined $20 million over five years toward projects under a new Grain Innovation Hub in Manitoba. This amount will be supplemented by additional funding from industry partners expected to bring the total investment to … continue reading →