Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan received a fellowship from the Royals Society of Canada. Kochian has spent four decades studying root architecture.
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Saskatchewan root researcher honoured by Royal Society of Canada
On-farm research translates crop breakthroughs into ‘farmer speak’
Field-scale crop research gives commercial acumen and real farm reality check to raw science and small-plot agricultural studies
Manitoba’s three major agriculture grower groups support farm-level research to test crop science under the shifting conditions of real farmer fields.
Canola micronutrients under microscope
Study aims to shed light on micronutrient fertilizer claims for lesser-known canola crop nutrients like boron, copper and zinc
Study aims to shed light on micronutrient fertilizer claims for lesser-known canola crop nutrients like boron, copper and zinc
Soil moisture, more timely application may help limit fall fertilizer loss
Researchers in Western Canada consider ways to keep fall nitrogen fertilizer in place and available for the next crop
Researchers are analyzing the effects of different timings for fall nitrogen application at sites in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, theorizing that N losses correlate with moisture conditions at time of application.
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
On the bus to canola camp
Two-day Manitoba canola camp takes local researchers out to the local farms their work serves
Two-day Manitoba canola camp takes local researchers out to the local farms their work serves.
Cattle water bowls offer insight into bovine respiratory disease
Cattle watering bowl swabs used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease
Cattle watering bowl swabs used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease
Manitoba Parkland research station grapples with dry year
Drought conditions force researchers to pull the plug on some projects at the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation
Researchers at the Parkland Crop Diversification Centre have had to pull the plug on some trials this season because of drought conditions.
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed – and a tomato was involved
Study, which analyzed genomes from cultivated and wild potatoes, may improve future breeding
A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potato lineage originated through natural interbreeding between a wild tomato plant and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago.
Rene Van Acker appointed University of Guelph’s 10th president
Noted academic got his start at the University of Manitoba’s agriculture faculty
The University of Guelph’s board of governors unanimously approved the appointment of world-renowned scholar and leader, Dr. Rene Van Acker, as its 10th president and vice-chancellor beginning July 2, 2025.
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