Manitoba has a rich history of crop breeding and disease management research that has helped shape Canadian agriculture as we know it.
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Manitoba marks 100 years of building better crops
Manitoba has a rich history of crop breeding and disease management research that has helped shape Canadian agriculture as we know it
New seed labels proposed for canola clubroot resistance
Farmers may soon see a canola variety’s clubroot resistance broken down by pathotype on a new, more detailed seed label
Westerns Canadian farmers may soon see a canola variety’s clubroot resistance broken down by pathotype on a new, more detailed seed label.
VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile
Farmers rely on anecdotal information to select drought hardy varieties
Cereals and most crops have ratings for disease resistance, yield potential, straw height and other traits, but not drought tolerance. Right now, that sort of information is anecdotal
Gene editing up a better canola crop: FEATURE
Canola gene editing project taps maize genetics for a more robust, higher yielding plant
Gene editing techniques and maize genetic material may be the seed for more robust and stress tolerant canola plants. Canadian research is trying to make it happen.
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.
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.
Better flax crops in the works for Canadian farmers
Fewer Manitoba farmers grow flax than they used to, but work into new varieties may increase the oilseed’s appeal in Western Canada
Fewer Manitoba farmers grow flax than they used to, but work on new varieties may increase the oilseed’s appeal in Western Canada.
Research money headed for 36 cropping projects
The three dozen funded research projects include crop breeding, root rot disease management and crop residue management impacts
Newly funded agriculture research projects in Manitoba include crop breeding improvements, root rot diseases and crop residue
Money coming for wheat breeding efforts
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition bolsters variety development for four wheat categories with renewed $11.8 M funding agreement
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition bolsters variety development for four wheat categories with renewed $11.8 M funding agreement.
Mix of new and old malting barley genetics on 2025-26 recommended list
New varieties won a place on the newest Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre recommendation list, although some old standbys are still holding on
The five malting barley varieties recommended by Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre for 2025-26 are a mix of new genetics and older, established winners.
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