Canada needs a national agriculture strategy with clear priorities and results according to a new report from the Canada West Foundation.
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Canada needs an agriculture strategy to rebuild trust with producers, investors and trade partners: report
3D imaging takes guesswork out of wheat research
Winnipeg’s TerraByte Labs photogrammetry tool opens door to lower-cost, precise plant characteristic insights for faster crop breeding
A Winnipeg-based lab is refining a tool that can create 3D renderings of wheat plants and give precise structural measurements for faster crop breeding.
Dry bean breeding has paid off for farmers
Experts say they’ve seen the payoff in yield and farmer profit as better dry bean varieties have hit the scene in Manitoba and surrounding regions
Experts say they’ve seen the payoff in yield and farmer profit as better dry bean varieties have hit the scene in Manitoba and surrounding regions.
Canadian government got it wrong on public plant breeding
Nation building should deem agriculture essential, not a casualty
Cuts to Agriculture and AgriFood Canada will undermine Canadian agricultural productivity, says National Farmers’ Union member Dean Harder.
Researchers stay on trail of bovine bird flu’s origin
A new discovery in the Netherlands, the first such finding outside the U.S., highlights the need for ongoing vigilance and risk assessment
Canada’s dairy cattle herd is so far spared from avian flu, and work continues to contain its spread in the U.S., but the disease is far from gone.
Bayer to build Winnipeg canola research site
Bayer will build at $45 million canola research and development centre in Winnipeg the company announced this week.
Manitoba farmers wary of research hit after AAFC cuts
The AAFC research farm at Portage la Prairie one of seven Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada sites on chopping block
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts claim Portage la Prairie research farm; Manitoba farms groups wrestle with potential impact.
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Canada’s public wheat breeding under review
Canada’s public wheat breeding system is under review. The report is due in March.
Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects
The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.
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