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MANITOBA HARD WHEAT [4 records]

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Record 1 2008-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

The 1971 Canada Grain Act maintained the principal objectives of earlier acts but some elements were rewritten to meet changing conditions.... The most historic change was the change in grade names for red spring wheat. The words "Manitoba Hard" and "Manitoba Northern", synonymous with high-quality Canadian red spring wheat for over 70 years, were replaced by "Canada Western".

OBS

Term(s) used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

OBS

The term "Western" refers to the geographic area of production as defined in the Canada Grain Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

La Loi sur les grains du Canada de 1971 conservait les objectifs des lois précédentes mais certaines parties étaient révisées pour tenir compte de l'évolution de la situation. Le changement le plus marqué concernait les grades de blé roux de printemps. Les appellations «blé de force du Manitoba» et «blé du Nord-Manitoba», synonymes de la haute qualité du blé roux de printemps pendant plus de 70 ans, étaient remplacées par «Canada de l'Ouest».

OBS

Terme(s) en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 2 2006-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The 1971 Canada Grain Act maintained the principal objectives of earlier acts but some elements were rewritten to meet changing conditions.... The most historic change was the change in grade names for red spring wheat. The words "Manitoba Hard" and "Manitoba Northern", synonymous with high-quality Canadian red spring wheat for over 70 years, were replaced by "Canada Western".

CONT

In 1881 a mill was begun in Winnipeg and the first elevator in Manitoba appeared at Gretna. This was a calculated move for the arrival of the first Manitoba hard wheat in Britain had been a sensation. The early tests on the Manitoba product confirmed a grain of unsurpassable quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

La loi sur les grains du Canada de 1971 conservait les objectifs des lois précédentes mais certaines parties étaient révisées pour tenir compte de l'évolution de la situation. Le changement le plus marqué concernait les grades de blé roux de printemps. Les appellations «blé de force du Manitoba» et «blé du Nord-Manitoba», synonymes de la haute qualité du blé roux de printemps pendant plus de 70 ans, étaient remplacées par «Canada, de l'Ouest».

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales

Spanish

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