The Harvest Sample Program is a voluntary program that benefits Canadian grain producers and the entire grain value chain.
When you sign up, you’ll receive a Harvest Sample kit annually that contains envelopes for sending in samples of your crop at no extra cost to you. For each sample, our inspectors provide unofficial grade and quality results at no charge, including:
- Falling Number for wheat and rye
- Vomitoxin (deoxynivalenol or DON) levels for wheat, corn, barley and oats
- Dockage assessment on canola and mustard seed
- Protein content on barley, beans, chickpeas, lentils, oats, peas and wheat
- Oil, protein and chlorophyll content for canola
- Oil and protein content and iodine value for flaxseed
- Oil and protein for mustard seed and soybeans
- Quality results provided through the Harvest Sample Program are unofficial because samples aren’t collected by a Canadian Grain Commission inspector.
Benefits to the Canadian grain sector
Even if you have a good idea of your grain’s grade, send in your samples as soon as your harvest is complete.