The Rural Voice, 1999-08, Page 19with seed breeders in Manitoba to
further refine the product.
To ensure that the company is
receiving exactly the grain they
require, the identity preserved system
begins with the certification of the
seed which is audited by the
Winnipeg Tech Centre.
Producers must maintain a mini-
mum quality standard and com-
plete a harvest questionnaire.
Appropriate care and attention has be
taken during the growing season and
there must be flexibility in the timing
of movement to the elevator.
The identity must be preserved,
with proof, through the entire
process. For the extra care needed,
producers are given a $20 per tonne
premium on their crop.
One of the most important factors
to Groom was that the producers
must want to do it. Involvement in
the program is very hands-on.
Because of the success of the
identity preserved program to date,
Groom said tonnage has increased
from 50,000 to 126,000 between
1994 and 1998.
A key component in Warburtons'
success has also been the utilization
of a state-of-the-art data base created
by Linnet. Groom said the program,
design in co-operation between the
computer company and Warburtons,
is user-friendly, produces farm
reports, analyzes and helps control
grain movement to balance quality
needs.
The use of GIS technology is also
incorporated. With the input of his-
toric data, the Tech Centre is able to
analyze production performance by
region, thereby resulting in more
accurately applied inputs. There is
the potential to reduce input costs
and reliably forecast quality.
This is a precursor to precision
farming said Groom. "That has to be
the next revolution."
Outlining how each link in the
production chain plays a role in pre-
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