The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.
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Time runs out for a negotiated settlement for Canada’s railway labour dispute
Deadline for lockout set by two major railways expires tonight at one minute past midnight
UPDATED: 0745 CST August 22, 2024 – Glacier FarmMedia – As pressure mounts on the federal government to intervene in the labour dispute between Canada’s two largest railways and their workers, the threat of a stoppage became reality earlier today. The countdown to the lockdown deadline set by the railways ran out at one minute […] Read more
Putting a dollar to rangeland benefits
Glacier FarmMedia – How much are native grasslands worth? One research project is aimed at answering that question. The Genome Prairie project, a multi-year, $5.9 million endeavour that involves public and academic stakeholders, will use genomic tools in attempts to figure out the dollar value of rangelands and the ecological goods and services they provide. […] Read more
Millet research a step towards more acres
New research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan shows millet has promise for Saskatchewan farmers. The crop is nutritionally dense and resilient in dry conditions. Raju Soolanayakanahally of AAFC and his colleagues discovered how and where millet stores nutrients. “Millets will give us nutritional security, and these […] Read more
