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It’s sustainability, not one production system or the other, that is the real solution
Any attention paid to research is good for agriculture, says the CEO of the Agriculture Institute of Canada
Ottawa is not doing enough to address looming problems, says federal environmental commissioner
Agri research in Canada is hamstrung by a shortage of financial and human resources
It's not only a problem of chemistry, but human behaviour itself
After closing Winnipeg’s Cereal Research Centre, the federal government has invested $85 million in a new wheat research program in Saskatoon
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has led Canadian wheat breeding for more than 100 years, but recent actions by the federal government have some wondering about its future role. A year ago, Ottawa announced it will close AAFC’s venerable Cereal Research Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Winnipeg campus because it would cost too muchThe National Research Council says jet fuel made from Prairie oilseeds provides comparable engine performance
Jets can fly safely on straight biofuels, but a host of supply and infrastructure issues have to be resolved before airlines adopt the new fuel, according to the National Research Council (NRC). The council’s tested 100 per cent biofuel in jets and found it to be “cleaner than and as efficient as conventional aviation fuel.”
