The Saskatchewan government has announced 7.5 million dollars in funding for livestock and forage-related research. The executive director of research for the ministry of Agriculture, Shawn Gibson, says the funding includes more than 4 million dollars for 24 livestock and forage-related research. He adds another 3.5 million dollars will go to operational funding of the […]
The Saskatoon-based Western Grains Research Foundation has announced 300 thousand dollars for construction of an agronomy centre in Northern Alberta. Board chair Keith Degenhardt says the multi-use building will broaden the scope of farm research and extension programs at the Mackenzie Applied Research Association. The facility will be located at Fort Vermilion, the most northerly […]
Crop research in Saskatchewan is getting a big boost. Saskatchewan and the federal government are contributing 9.8 million dollars for 39 crop-related research projects. Premier Scott Moe says the research projects support the provinces goal of crop production reaching 45 million metric tons, agriculture exports increase to 20 billion dollars and value added revenue […]
The Saskatoon-based Western Grains Research Foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The agency is the largest producer-funded group of field crop research in Canada. Originally formed by 12 farm groups in 1981, the foundation has remained true to its goal of expanding crop research. Executive director Garth Patterson says as part of the 40th anniversary, […]
The Saskatoon-based Western Grains Research Foundation has announced support of 284 thousand dollars for the University of Alberta Breton Plots. Board chair Dr. Keith Degenhardt says the Foundation has a priority to build agriculture research capacity at Canadian public research institutions. Operating for 90 years, the University of Alberta plots are one of the longest […]
Saskatchewan pork producers support the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced creation of the agency Thursday. She says it will be funded by levies on producer sales and pork imports and expand pork promotion and research. The manager of SaskPork, Mark Ferguson, says creation of the agency […]
SaskBarley is part of a prairie coalition providing 2.7-million-dollars over five years for crop breeding at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. SaskBarley vice chair Brent Johnson of Strasbourg says the new five year project ensures farmers can expect new and improved barley varieties to stay competitive in the world market. He says the goal […]
The Saskatchewan government is welcoming a leading genomics company from Israel to the province. Kirk Westgard is the assistant deputy minister of economic development in Trade and Export Development. He says NRGene is setting up an office in Saskatoon and will spend over 5 million of dollars on farm research in the next 2 […]
A professor taking the University of Regina to court to find out who’s funding research into oil and gas as well as climate change says a dangerous precedent could be set if the information stays secret. Emily Eaton, who teaches in the university’s geography and environmental studies department, is researching the influence of the fossil […]
Livestock research in Saskatchewan is getting big boost. Agriculture Minister David Marit has outlined nearly 8.1 million dollars will be spent on 28 livestock and forage research projects this year. Marit says the federal-provincial funds include 3.2 million dollars in support for the U of S Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. Marit says the […]
