Various wheat varieties are grown in a field.

Canadian wheat breeding produces big results

Canadian varietal development system for new wheat varieties called a success story

Canada’s system of developing wheat varieties with improved crop genetics is both efficient and effective, says a University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist.




A research project by Cheryl Waldner reveals cattle producers are on board with the 2019 federal regulations that made antibiotics for cattle available only through prescriptions from veterinarians.

Tighter antibiotic rules changed little for beef sector: research

Federal regulations changed the way producers procured antimicrobial drugs, but did little to change their already low use on Canadian beef farms, says study

Canadian beef farmers have needed their veterinarian to write a prescription for antibiotics since late 2018, part of efforts to fight off antimicrobial resistance. Producers haven’t had to change what they were doing much.



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Human diabetes drug can keep hens laying eggs

Metformin improves broiler breeder chickens’ metabolic health as they age say Penn State researchers

Human diabetes drug metformin, which is also used to treat hormonal disorder PCOS in women, can improve the metabolic health of broiler breeder chickens and allow them to lay fertile eggs later in life.



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Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study

Up to 17 per cent of agricultural land at risk

Up to 17 per cent of cropland around the globe is contaminated by toxic metals, threatening agriculture and human health in the affected areas, according to new research published in the journal Science.