The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources is upgrading existing facilities and building new ones.
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University of Saskatchewan expands agricultural research facilities
University of Saskatchewan’s plant growth and soil science facilities will centralize and increase their research capabilities
Small but vital victories mark efforts to combat root rot diseases
What you thought was one disease turns out to be many and “complexes” like these can cause more damage, says plant pathologist
Scientists studying the two major root rot problems for pulses in Western Canada have had small victories, but good chemical control is still a ways away.
VIDEO: Cash for wheat variety research at the University of Saskatchewan
SWIFT CURRENT – SaskWheat is investing $6.5 million into gene discovery work at the University of Saskatchewan. The money is a long term commitment, as it is dedicated to an Applied Genomics and Pre-breeding Chair at the U of S. “Everything that we’re investing into projects like this one, is to come up with better […] Read more
Wheat breeding faces ‘seismic shift’
The future of variety development is uncertain if Agriculture Canada changes focus
Glacier FarmMedia – The future of wheat breeding in Canada is on uncertain ground. Agriculture Canada may be moving away from field-ready wheat development and toward upstream research, attendees heard during Edmonton’s Crossroads Crop Conference late last month. The event featured a round table of four prominent wheat breeding figures, with an eye to what […] Read more
Canola research in Canada needs an ‘overhaul’
WINNIPEG — When Wilf Keller began working at Agriculture Canada in 1973, things were different in crop science. After earning his doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan, Keller joined a team of researchers with Agriculture Canada in Ottawa. In one of his first assignments, a manager asked him to solve a problem related to the […] Read more
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
Major U.S. research project conducted in southern Sask.
South East Research Farm conducts cover crop trials for Pepsico and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
REDVERS, Sask. — If research is going to be ground-truthed to make sure it applies to the real world of farming, it needs to be truthed on the kind of ground farmers actually farm. That was probably one of the keys to the South East Research Farm (SERF) landing a major research contract from food […] Read more
Plant breeder shortage threatens ag industry
A recent study finds researchers are nearing the end of their careers with most of those surveyed in their 50s and 60s
WINNIPEG — Plant breeders spend most of their time solving problems related to plants. But plant breeders also have a people problem. The profession isn’t attracting enough young people, which has created a shortfall of plant breeders in Canada, Australia, the United States and elsewhere. “It is a field that is getting smaller and smaller,” […] Read more
American company takes deep dive into root research
Scientists plan to use gene editing to decrease drought risk, increase carbon sequestration by making plant roots bigger
Glacier FarmMedia – An American company is gene editing roots to make them grow larger so plants can better tolerate drought and sequester more carbon. Cquesta chief executive officer Michael Ott told the Agri Tech Venture Forum that half the human impact on carbon released to the atmosphere can be accounted for if nature can […] Read more
Research dilemma: crops or climate?
WINNIPEG — In November 2021, Canada’s agriculture minister and provincial agriculture ministers made an announcement that, at the time, seemed like just one more in the usual stream of announcements. It wasn’t. Other stories in this Special Report: The leaders were in Guelph, Ont., to finalize negotiations for the next federal-provincial funding partnership to support […] Read more
