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Prairie wheat commissions to collaborate on research funding

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The Prairie provinces’ three wheat commissions are set to take a team approach to research funding through a new not-for-profit body. The Alberta Wheat Commission, Sask Wheat and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association on Tuesday announced the formation of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) to “facilitate long-term investments aimed at improving profitability
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba to speak about how Innovation Superclusters could impact agriculture.
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Funding available to collaborative projects

Government aims to push agriculture to industry value of $75 billion by the year 2025

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The federal government has announced it will spend $950 million on what it’s calling an “Innovation Superclusters Initiative” to advance sectors like infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and agriculture. While Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains made the announcement near Ottawa last week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was at the University of Manitoba to “highlight”
Science gets profile, few details, in budget
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Science gets profile, few details, in budget

Any attention paid to research is good for agriculture, says 
the CEO of the Agriculture Institute of Canada

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The recent federal budget gives science and research more attention than usual — but details on new funding remain to be decided on, says Serge Buy, CEO of the Agriculture Institute of Canada. The budget did allocate $80 million over five years to replace the Centre for Plant Health in Sidney, B.C. with a new
7 tips for on-farm research tests
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7 tips for on-farm research tests

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Is that shiny new product likely to work on your farm? To separate the heifer dust from the cream of the crop, farmers need to take a hard look at the research behind the marketing claims. John Heard, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says the best way to learn about good research “is to
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Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Group pushes for national wheat research strategy

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Commodity News Service Canada — Despite heavy rains throughout July, Manitoba’s winter wheat is in good condition moving into desiccation, the head of an industry group says. The Manitoba winter cereals group is also preparing for an upcoming government program by working alongside other Canadian wheat commissions. “Everybody is still pretty happy. The winter wheat can
Sandra Schillo, a management specialist from the University of Ottawa, says it’s time to listen to more viewpoints in agriculture research.
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More collaborative research model urged

Input from more stakeholders would mean greater and faster innovation for the agriculture sector

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It’s time for agriculture research to break out of its pipeline approach and look for new ideas wherever it can find them. That means upending the old model where ‘good’ scientific research basically saw data go in, lab work happen, and eventually a new product come out. Now it’s time for that same research to
Serge Buy
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Ag researchers calling for ongoing research evolution

The new federal government’s been saying all the right things, but that hasn’t translated into a lot of concrete action yet

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A new federal government with a new focus has agriculture researchers feeling more hopeful, but they’re still waiting for clear signs research spending will rise. Serge Buy, the Agriculture Institute of Canada’s CEO, said the budget promised additional funding for agriculture research and restoration of federal labs that do basic science. It also restated a
Cigi CEO JoAnne Buth says Canada has an opportunity to sell more wheat.
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Government should do more to support agricultural science

Agriculture needs to respond to consumer demands for more information

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The global production and demand for wheat are rising in a lockstep that leaves low carry-over stocks and an opportunity for Canadian farmers to cash in, says JoAnne Buth, CEO of the Canadian International Grains Institute. Wheat is second only to rice as a dietary staple and shows no signs of losing its consumer desirability,
Canada trailing in science-based innovation
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Canada trailing in science-based innovation

Governments and industry share responsibility to increase investment in innovation

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Canada has fallen behind many of its global competitors when it comes to science-based innovation in its key economic sectors, says a federal advisory panel. The greatest failure has been “in private-sector investment in research and development,” said a new report from the Science Technology Innovation Council (STIC). “Despite ongoing efforts to improve Canada’s lagging

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