Wheat growers are being asked to fill out an online survey on their use of midge-tolerant wheat. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (an alliance of the three Prairie wheat commissions) operates the Midge Tolerant Wheat Stewardship Program.
It’s estimated that midge-tolerant wheat has saved farmers more than $3 billion in yield losses and grade dockage over the past decade. The program aims to ensure that each crop has a refuge of a non-tolerant variety so the program aims to ensure the viability of midge-tolerant wheat by ensuring populations of resistant orange wheat blossom midge don’t build up.
The survey can be found at surveymonkey.com/r/WFGPBM7.
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For more on the program and a list of midge-tolerant varieties, go to midgetolerantwheat.ca.
