Canada’s system of developing wheat varieties is both efficient and effective, says a University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist.
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Wheat breeding produces big results
Canadian varietal development system called a success story
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
VIDEO: Prairie wheat history comes to life in crop plots
Agriculture Canada grows a living museum that highlights the history of wheat development in Western Canada
LANGHAM, Sask. — Newspapers are chronicles of the history they cover in real time. If one goes far back into The Western Producer’s archives, they will find frequent references to famous names like Red Fife, Marquis and Thatcher, which were the dominant wheat varieties of their times. Those names are seldom heard nowadays, but Agriculture […] Read more
