The University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has announced another major funding agreement to support its plant breeding programs. CDC has signed a multi-year funding agreement with the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and SeCan. The deal will see SaskWheat and SeCan commit as much as $3.5 million in cash and in-kind contributions over 10 years. […] Read more
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VIDEO: SaskCanola to release report on component pricing
Dale Leftwich, outgoing chair of SaskCanola, talks about a new report on component pricing. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here
Cropsphere/Crop Production Week
One of the biggest weeks in western Canadian grains and oilseeds brings together nearly every facet of production and association in the industry. Crop Week, CropSphere and Crop Production Show unite to make Saskatoon one-stop shopping for farmer information and organization business January 11 through 15. Western Producer’s staff, along with the rest of the […] Read more
VIDEO: Canaryseed approved for human consumption. You can now eat like a bird!
Canaryseed has finally achieved food status, but it comes with a condition. It took 10 years, millions of dollars and reams of documentation to achieve novel food approval for the crop from Health Canada and Generally Recognized as Safe status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “With the achievement of this milestone, we’re hopeful […] Read more
