In Saskatchewan, we are fortunate to have several sources of research and demonstration information close to us. The Agriculture-Applied Research Management (Agri-ARM) network spans across Saskatchewan with eight sites conducting research and demonstration trials. Each site operates independently of each other and are run by producer directed boards. The focus of each site is to… Continue reading Research Right at Our Fingertips
Tag: Research/Progress
New ADF funding announced in Sask.
Source: Brian Cross, Producer.com, January 9, 2018 The federal and Saskatchewan governments have contributed $7.7 million to crop-related research projects through the Agriculture Development Fund. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced the funding agreement Jan. 9 at CropSphere in Saskatoon. Both levels of government have committed an additional $6.25 million to the University of Saskatchewan’s… Continue reading New ADF funding announced in Sask.
Technology can help breed better cattle
Source: Barbara Duckworth, Producer.com, December 28, 2017 REGINA — Keeping up with technology could be the biggest challenge facing purebred cattle breeders. Genomically enhanced expected progeny differences, genetic databases and new algorithms are complicated and hard to understand but all are necessary to improve cattle and make better selection decisions, said Bob Weaber, cow-calf extension… Continue reading Technology can help breed better cattle
Researchers focus on new water challenges
Source: Brian Cross, Producer.com, December 22, 2017 Canada’s farmers have a love-hate relationship with water. They pray for it when there’s not enough and they curse it when there’s too much. But regardless of whether it’s too scarce or too abundant, every farmer knows he can’t live without it. Read full article here…..
Lacombe grower to lead wheat research organization
Source: Brian Cross, The Western Producer, October 17, 2017 Western Canada’s newest farmer-funded research organization has elected its first executive committee. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) will be led by chairperson Terry Young, a wheat grower from Lacombe, Alta., vice-chair Laura Reiter from Radisson, Sask., and secretary-treasurer Cale Jefferies from Glenboro, Man. The executive… Continue reading Lacombe grower to lead wheat research organization
University of Saskatchewan research might have answers about cystic fibrosis
Source: The Canadian Press, October 6, 2017 New research finds cystic fibrosis prevents normal secretion of liquid in lungs that fights off bacteria There’s significant research news coming out of the University of Saskatchewan on why people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections. Eighteen researchers looked inside the airways of normal pigs and… Continue reading University of Saskatchewan research might have answers about cystic fibrosis
Drones, tractor hacks and robotic sprayers: the technology of farming
Source:Ramona Pringle, CBC News, September 17, 2017 AI machines and digital tools can make farming more efficient and reduce its environmental impact Farming may not be the first industry that comes to mind when we think of technological advancement, but that’s changing — fast. Agricultural giant John Deere, for instance, just spent $305 million to buy a robotics company. The farm machine manufacturer… Continue reading Drones, tractor hacks and robotic sprayers: the technology of farming
Sask. farmers beat drought with new wheat varieties
Source: CBC News, September 17, 2017 Innovations are partially funded voluntarily by farmers themselves To some Saskatchewan wheat farmers, rain clouds were like an endangered species this summer. But with harvest well underway, some of them may be shocked by what’s grown out of bone-dry soil. “Some of our newer varieties like AAC Brandon — we’ve… Continue reading Sask. farmers beat drought with new wheat varieties
Canada to study how solar storms impact power grids, banks, satellites
Source: Stephanie Taylor, CBC News, September 18, 2017 Solar storms may sound like a piece of science fiction, but it’s a threat Canada is taking more serioulsy. The most powerful one was recorded on Earth 158 years ago. Catalogued in history as the Carrington event—named after English astronomer Richard Carrington—the 1859 storm caused telegraph lines to go haywire, with reports… Continue reading Canada to study how solar storms impact power grids, banks, satellites
Grains research shakeup forces new direction
By Sean Pratt, The Western Producer, July 14, 2017 The Western Grains Research Foundation is losing a key source of its core funding, and that is leading to a dramatic shift in the type of research it will be managing in the future. The foundation had been receiving 30 cents per tonne from the wheat… Continue reading Grains research shakeup forces new direction