The federal government is providing almost half a million dollars to support productivity in sheep and goats. The project, through the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement, will develop a Canada-wide integrated genetic services system to help sheep and goat farmers improve productivity. Farmers will be able to use the new service system to access […]
Agriculture research in Saskatchewan is getting a big boost from the provincial and federal governments. Agriculture Minister David Marit says more than $218,000 will go to 17 research projects, initiated this fall and conducted through the winter and into spring. He says the program provides funding to producer groups to evaluate new farm practices and […]
The University of Regina is providing 180 thousand dollars in support of the Agtech Accelerator. Agtech is a venture capital backed accelerator to assist early stage Canadian Agtech startups through innovation and push global agriculture forward. Agtech includes Economic Development Regina, Cultivator from Conexus, and Emmertech. Associate vice president of Research at the U of […]
The University of Saskatchewan is researching the use of agricultural waste to remove arsenic from drinking water. The University says over 200 million people in more than 70 countries, including some in Canada, are drinking water with a high concentration of arsenic. The risks include cancer, nausea and blood vessel damage. Researchers in the College […]
Researchers at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland are exploring the use of willow tree leaves to make farming more carbon-neutral. Researchers say willow trees grow easily in the UK and are used as a bioenergy crop. The latest project will use willow leaves and branches, up to 18 millimeters in diameter, and feed […]
The University of Saskatchewan is establishing a crop insect research facility to study both pests and beneficial insects. Entomologist Dr. Sean Prager will be in charge of the centre which will be established in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building. Funding will come from several sources, including 500-thousand dollars from the Western Grains […]
Prairie wheat research groups are committing 3.54 million dollars to the University of Manitoba for wheat breeding activities. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition, alongside the Western Grains Research Foundation and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission have committed funding to a core agreement. The agreement will ensure the continuation of the successful Fusarium head […]
The University of Saskatchewan is using cutting edge technology to improve crop breeding. Researchers at the Global Institute for Food Security along with researchers in Quebec are using laser synchrotron technology to image and watch live plants distribute key minerals to survive under nutrient stress conditions. The goal is to develop more efficient plants with […]
Researchers with the U of S have joined forces with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and CHEP Good Food to study food insecurity and design a future path in the province. The study will look at various locations in Saskatchewan including urban centres and remote areas among First Nations and Metis communities. The project is […]
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking for higher value uses for pulse starch which could include things like bioplastics and biomedical materials. The federal and provincial government are funding a five year program to the tune of 2.5 million dollars. The University of Saskatchewan project will by led by Dr. Yongfeng Ai, who […]
