Ducks Unlimited Canada has recognized Brian Fowler of the University of Saskatchewan for his winter wheat research.
Fowler’s research not only led to a resurgence of the crop, but the varieties he developed have dominated winter wheat acreage on the Prairies for more than 10 years.
The varieties produced in Fowler’s program have provided nesting sites for more than 400,000 waterfowl on more than 10 million acres in the prairie pothole region of Canada and the United States.
Bayer CropSciences and Ducks Unlimited are working together to identify, research and promote cropping system changes that benefit the conservation of natural resources in an economically viable way. The first step in this relationship is the Winter Cereals: Sustainability in Action project.
Ducks Unlimited and Bayer announced earlier this year that they are providing Fowler with $200,000 per year over the next three years for winter wheat research.
For more information, visit GrowWinterWheat.ca.
