The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Rob Graf, a seasoned professional with an illustrious...
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Harwinder Sidhu is the Well-Rounded Plant Breeder
Harwinder Sidhu, the new AAFC winter wheat breeder, didn’t always plan to become a plant breeder. It wasn’t a...
The First Cut the Deepest for Alberta Winter Wheat Agronomy Research
Shock, dismay for those in involved as Alberta winter wheat agronomy program axed. The origin of winter wheat in the...
Fusarium is Becoming the Fungus Among Us
There’s reason to believe Fusarium could become a negligible problem. It’s been two years since an important reform...
WGRF Marks Four Decades of Research Support
With so many milestones to count, the 40th anniversary of the Western Grains Research Foundation can be summed up as...
A Breed Apart
For more than three decades, Rob Graf’s dedication to wheat breeding in Canada has led to his contribution asprincipal...
Public Versus Private Crop Breeding
There are some important differences between public and private breeding – and how these differences affect seed...
Starting with the Best
Quality assurances of varietal purity, germination and freedom from impurities are just a few reasons why certified...
Plant Breeding 101
The process of plant breeding can be a long and complicated one, but we talk to three experts who boil it all down....
Canadian Team Nabs Borlaug Stewardship Award for Innovation in Wheat Rust Research
The rust-resistant wheat cultivar development team at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) earned the Borlaug...
Reining in Unruly Mother Nature
As weather has become more erratic over the years, you may wonder what you can do as a farmer to protect your crops....
Beyond Breeding
For Jamie Larsen, an exciting part of this year’s meeting of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and...
Beyond Breeding: 2019 PGDC Update
The 2019 meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee saw breeders focus not just on how they do their work, but...
On The Way To Nitrogen-Fixing Cereals
Cereal crops that fix their own nitrogen? Achieving this dream could result in major benefits for agriculture and the...
On the Way to Nitrogen-Fixing Cereals
Cereal crops that fix their own nitrogen? Achieving this dream could result in major benefits for agriculture and the...
Growers on High Alert for Stripe Rust
Stripe rust has been developing earlier than ever before on winter wheat in central Alberta — which may mean it is...