Insights and Stories on Cigi

‘New’ Cereals Canada names board, chair

Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:16 pm CDT

Alberta farmer Todd Hames was elected Monday as the chair of the board for the recently reconstituted Cereals Canada, at its first-ever annual meeting. The ‘new’ Cereals Canada was created June 1 when it and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) amalgamated after two years of discussions and the approval […]

Cigi, Cereals Canada vote to close merger deal

Apr. 14, 2020 at 3:21 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Cigi, Cereals Canada agree to pursue amalgamation

Jun. 28, 2019 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Richardson won’t renew canola, flax, soy funding

Jan. 17, 2018 at 11:22 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Prairie wheat commissions, grain firms to fund Cigi

Jul. 4, 2017 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Staff

Taking the ‘beaniness’ out of beans

May. 5, 2016 at 4:40 pm CDT

Peter Frohlich calls them “unique” flavours. “Yes, the beany flavours. I personally enjoy those flavours, but a lot of food companies would prefer to have all the nutrition of pulses minus the flavour attributes,” said the project manager for pulses and specials crops at the Canadian International Grains Institute, better […]

By Shannon VanRaes