Cereals and most crops have ratings for disease resistance, yield potential, straw height and other traits, but not drought tolerance. Right now, that sort of information is anecdotal
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VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile
Farmers rely on anecdotal information to select drought hardy varieties
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.
Ag research deserves a ‘new deal’
I started my career in Manitoba’s agriculture industry with the provincial government in February 2001. There, I was introduced to the five-year funding structure used by Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to support the Canadian agriculture industry. Early in my career it was called the Agricultural Policy Framework. This was followed by Growing Forward, […] Read more
Lack of funding for variety development threatens sustainability
Variety development key to robust rotations and sustainable production, but few dollars are allocated to the work
Special funding for agricultural research and development that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn’t apply to variety development, regardless of the crop, even if the varieties produced improve a crop’s sustainability.
Where has all the seed money gone?
Private firms have backed away from cereal crop innovation for the Prairies, mostly because a decent return on investment is doubtful in Canada.
