Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s public wheat breeding system is under review. The report is due in March.
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Canada’s public wheat breeding under review
Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.
Swine Innovation Porc funds vaccine, barn cooling research
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vaccine development for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Delta Coronavirus are among new research projects Canadian pork groups will fund over the next few years, Swine Innovation Porc announced Tuesday.
Survey looks to gauge whether producers are aware of free agronomic tools and where producer funds are going
Reading Time: 2 minutes Survey looks to gauge whether producers are aware of free agronomic tools and where producer funds are going
Prolonged drought causes unprecedented productivity loss: Study
Reading Time: 2 minutes Colorado State University — Extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems that cover nearly half the planet, says new research published in the journal Science. “Climate change is bringing more severe and longer-lasting droughts to many locations around the world. Some ecosystems have shown resilience […] Read more
Review coming for Canadian wheat breeding
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Wheat Research Coalition says review of the wheat breeding innovation system will make sure research meets farmer needs.
Saskatchewan root researcher honoured by Royal Society of Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan received a fellowship from the Royals Society of Canada. Kochian has spent four decades studying root architecture.
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
Reading Time: 2 minutes PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed – and a tomato was involved
Study, which analyzed genomes from cultivated and wild potatoes, may improve future breeding
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potato lineage originated through natural interbreeding between a wild tomato plant and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago.
Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions
University of Saskatchewan researchers use field border mapping to collect data on yields, weeds
Reading Time: 2 minutes University of Saskatchewan researchers are using field border mapping to collect data on field variability, including problematic weeds, and to predict things like yields.