Growers at the SaskOilseeds annual meeting rejected a resolution calling for more research into best practices to supply accurate information throughout the food chain and meet market demand.
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SaskOilseeds delegates reject emissions data resolution
A resolution introduced at AGM noted gaps in empirical evidence that could help Canadian products access more markets
Crop Production Show 2025: Ag research sector has productivity problem say panellists
The Canadian agriculture research sector has a productivity problem. “There are two areas where we’re falling down,” Saskatchewan deputy agriculture minister Bill Greuel said during an agriculture research panel discussion held Tuesday in Saskatoon as part of the 2025 Crop Production Show. “One is front-end basic research and science, and the other is downstream commercialization […] Read more
Emissions focus worries ag sector
WINNIPEG — Forcing every federally supported agricultural research project to involve climate change mitigation threatens farmers’ vital interests, leading agriculture industry stakeholders say. “That lens is always ‘how is this going to help reduce emissions,’” noted CropLife Canada president Pierre Petelle in an interview during a farm meeting this winter. Other stories in this Special […] Read more
Agricultural research was early priority for young country
Agricultural research in Canada has been conducted by the private and public sectors since the country’s beginning. This timeline looks mainly at the development of federal agricultural research in Canada and is based on information from the Canadian Encyclopedia. 1821: The first record of agricultural research is an attempt to establish an experimental dairy farm […] Read more
Feds have too much influence over agriculture
Research priorities should come from farmer’s priorities, not federal government’s interests - Humboldt farmer
The federal government should partner with commodity groups and foundations on agricultural research in Canada, not impose the priorities for that research, says a producer from Humboldt, Sask. In mid-August, the feds contributed more than $4 million to the Western Grains Research Foundation to support integrated crop agronomy research. The WGRF will provide $1.9 million […] Read more
Feds have too much influence over ag research – Humboldt farmer
The federal government should partner with commodity groups and foundations on agricultural research in Canada, not impose the priorities for that research, says a producer from Humboldt, Sask. In mid-August, the feds contributed more than $4 million to the Western Grains Research Foundation to support integrated crop agronomy research. The WGRF will provide $1.9 million […] Read more
