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2007 WHEAT INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
The first annual Wheat Industry Symposium on November 26, 2007 was a success! There were approximately 75 people in attendance from grain elevators, terminals and flour mills to take in the information offered by the speakers and network throughout the day.
During the day, topics on the agenda included Export Markets for Ontario Wheat by Glenn Lennox from AAFC, New Generation Grain Contracts by Corinne Alexander from Purdue University and Cal Whewell from FC Stone and an Ontario Wheat Quality Analysis done by Gord Carson from CIGI. All of the presentations from the day are all linked below.
The Ontario Wheat Board will be hosting the second annual Wheat Industry Symposium in November 2008. If there are topics of interest you feel we should cover please contact Erin Fletcher before the 2008 harvest.
Introduction & Welcome, Alan Kerkhof, Chair, Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board
Export Markets for Ontario Wheat, Glenn Lennox, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
New Generation Grain Contracts, Corinne Alexander, Purdue University & Cal Whewell, FC Stone
Ontario Wheat Quality Analysis, Gord Carson, Canadian International Grains Institute
The Impact of New Technologies, Daren Coppock, North American Wheat Growers & Lorne Hepworth, Crop Life
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ONTARIO WHEAT BOARD AGENT LIST:
For a list of Agents, select from the following lists sorted alphabetically:
Agent List
For a list of processors and Terminals, select the following:
Processors and Terminals
HOW TO BECOME AN AGENT:
An Ontario licensed grain dealer can become an agent if they are interested in receiving OWPMB wheat. The minimum requirements are storage capacity, bins, access to a dryer, a scale on the premisis, protein assessment equipment and moisture and grading equipment. It is also helpful for all agents to attend a wheat grading course.
If your elevator is interested in becoming an agent of the OWPMB, please print and complete the following forms and mail them to the OWPMB office.
Form 4 - Application side 1
Form 4 - Application side 2
Form 8 - Financial information
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