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Agriculture, Alberta Barley Commission, Alfred C. Toepfer Canada Ltd., Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian
Grain Commission, Cargill Aghorizon, FP Genetics, MLCC, Manitoba Agriculture, Molson Coors,
Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd., Prairie Malt Limited, Public Barley Breeders, Rahr Malting Canada, Richardson
International Limited, SABMiller, Saskatchewan Agriculture, SeCan, and Viterra Inc. Its overall
goal is to support market development and commercial evaluation of approved registered Canadian
malting barley varieties. The CMBTC carries out applied malting and brewing research, pilot malting
and brewing tests and provides technical support and education programs for its members, clients and
their customers. The CMBTC provides services to members and clients on a fee-for-service basis.
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI)
The Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI) is funded by its
members from the malting and brewing industry. The Institute was established in 1948 and
is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Current membership includes Anheuser-Busch Inc., IMC
Limited, Labatt Brewing Company Limited, Molson Canada, Moosehead Breweries Limited,
Prairie Malt Limited, Sleeman Breweries Limited and Rahr Malting Limited. The BMBRI’s mandate
is to support the development and evaluation of new malting barley varieties in Canada
which will meet the needs of its members. The BMBRI funds research projects, coordinates
evaluation trials of new malting barley varieties on behalf of its members, and
participates in the varietal registration system. The Institute also provides information to breeders,
researchers and producers about quality traits of importance to its malting and brewing members.
Malting Barley Breeding Centres
In Canada, most of the malting barley breeding work is carried out by universities and government
research organizations. The Canadian breeding centres most heavily involved in malting barley
are briefly introduced below.
Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan
The Crop Development Centre is an integral part of the Department of Plant Sciences
at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Established in 1971, its primary
objectives are to develop crop varieties with superior quality and marketability that are adapted
specifically to Saskatchewan.
The Centre’s plant breeding programs have led to the release of almost 150 crop
varieties, over half of these in the 1990s. This includes two-rowed malting barley varieties such as
Harrington, Manley, Stein, CDC Copeland, CDC Select, CDC Stratus and CDC Kendall, and sixrowed
malting varieties Tankard and CDC Sisler.
Brandon Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
The Brandon Research Centre is located in Brandon, Manitoba. The Centre is one of
18 research centres of the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The
barley research team at the Centre has established a good reputation in barley breeding.
Its breeders have developed and released 21 varieties of malting, feed and hulless barley
since 1939 with improvements in disease resistance, agronomic performance, malting
quality and nutritive value. The Centre has developed the six-rowed varieties of AC
Buffalo, Parkland, Conquest, Paragon and Bonanza, the two-rowed variety AC Metcalfe, Newdale,
Calder and a few interim two-rowed malting barley varieties.
Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development
The barley program at the Alberta Agriculture Field Crop Development Centre
in Lacombe, Alberta is responsible for technology transfer and for partnering with
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