Multimillion-dollar donation by Hranac family aids Lethbridge Polytechnic’s research in integrated food production systems, irrigation science and post-harvest technology in Alberta
Tag Archives ag research
Lethbridge Polytechnic receives major donation
The Hranac family’s $3 million gift will fund research in integrated food production systems and irrigation science
FCC commits $2 billion to ag tech investment
Farm Credit Canada says the funding commitment will allow it to invest directly into promising agriculture technology companies
The country has great agricultural and agri-food scientists, but turning their research and innovations into profitable businesses has historically been a struggle.
Increase crop-research funding
There’s much talk these days about diversifying Canadian agriculture’s exports away from their reliance on the sector’s two biggest, and currently most unpredictable, customers.
Federal gov’t spending on climate change soars
Agriculture Canada spent 27 per cent of its science budget on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last year
UPDATED: January 8, 2025 – 1500 CST – added Ag Canada data/chart – WINNIPEG — Agriculture Canada spent $223 million more on science and innovation in the 2023-24 fiscal year than it did in 2020-21. However, the money wasn’t used to hire new scientists, expand research centres or study innovative technologies such as gene edited […] Read more
Enough with the ‘self-flagellation’
WINNIPEG — Sustainable agriculture is important, but federal priorities for agricultural research are out of balance, says the agriculture critic for the Conservative Party of Canada. If the Tories take power following the next election, they will take steps to restore the balance between production and environmental goals in agriculture research. “We’re not going to […] Read more
China develops smart farming plan
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China has launched a five-year action plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire agriculture industry chain as part of measures to raise domestic food production. The 2024-28 smart agriculture action plan will aim to establish a digital planting technology scheme as well as a national agricultural and rural big […] Read more
Do queen bees cause climate change?
Like most Canadians, I’m familiar with the fable of the boy who cried wolf. As everyone knows, shouting “wolf” at every opportunity didn’t end well for that boy. Something similar could be happening in the world of agricultural research. News releases about research projects in Canada often include a sentence or paragraph about how the […] Read more
Five takeaways from the Conservative’s plan for ag policy
Farmers across Canada want more certainty when it comes to costs, research and climate, among other factors, federal Conservatives say. That message was delivered by Warren Steinley, associate shadow minister for agriculture, during a Nov. 7 webinar hosted by the Agri-Food Innovation Council. The federal Tories have pinned their political hopes on moves like the […] Read more
Lab work – photo essay
The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories. Professors, graduate students and undergraduate researchers take advantage of the “quiet” months to press ahead with agricultural research. | Ed White photos
Research chair funding renewed
REGINA — Governments have renewed funding for the 15 agricultural strategic research chairs at the University of Saskatchewan. Ottawa and Regina announced $25 million through the five-year Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and specifically the Strategic Research Program. It focuses on crop genetics, livestock development, food and bioproduct development and soils and environment. Federal agriculture minister […] Read more
