With fed support on the decline, grain sector faces tough choice: pay more out-of-pocket or fall behind global competitors.
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Who pays for plant breeding? A renewed push for farmer levies
With fed support on the decline, grain sector faces tough choice: pay more out-of-pocket or fall behind global competitors
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.
The global quest for non-legume nitrogen fixing
Nitrogen-fixing cereals? California researchers grew wheat that fixed its own nitrogen, but commercialized seed production is a long ways away
Nitrogen-fixing cereals? California researchers grew wheat that fixed its own nitrogen, but commercialized seed production is a long ways away
Public-private consortium targets pea breeding
Partners are establishing a database that will use artificial intelligence to enhance yellow pea breeding on the Prairies
The partnership, described as the first of its kind in Canada, aims to establish a database using AI to enhance breeding on the Prairies.
Canada’s public wheat breeding under review
Canada’s public wheat breeding system is under review. The report is due in March.
Researcher tackles tricky traits of saskatoon berry for future variety development
A University of Saskatchewan researcher seeks to catagorize varieties of the saskatoon berry — a fruit historically difficult to breed due to its complex genetic makeup.
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.
GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing
Canada is wrestling with how gene-editing should translate to voluntary genetically modified food labels, or whether it even should
Manitoba data in on Maizex canola hybrids
Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties
Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties.
Coalition pledges funds for barley variety development
The Canadian Barley Research Coalition has pledged nearly $1.15 million in funding to work with Agriculture Agri-Food Canada on the development of new barley varieties.
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