Crop Scientists Help Crack the Durum Wheat Genome
A year after University of Saskatchewan researchers played a key role in decoding the genome for the bread wheat variety Chinese Spring, they’ve done it again — this time in durum…. Read More
Content by Marc Zienkiewicz
China has Stopped Buying all Canadian Canola Seed
Trade tensions with China concerning Canadian canola seed just escalated. Canola seed exporters report that Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase Canadian canola seed at this time, the Canola Council… Read More
Does the CSGA Need a New Membership Model?
It’s common knowledge that the Canadian Seed Growers Association has 3,500 members. But is that really the case? It might not be. The Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) is looking… Read More
Value Creation: The Australian Experience
The land Down Under has had an end point royalty system for grain in place since the early 2000s. Here’s what that system looks like. Jason Reinheimer, senior breeder for… Read More
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 why — and what the implications are for the… Read More
7 Ways Seed-Applied Technologies are Evolving
From boosting yield to helping you look at what you’re trying to accomplish on the farm, these products hold a lot of promise for the future. Next-generation seed treatment technologies,… Read More
The Scoop on Seed Synergy
An attempt to forge a next-generation seed system for Canada is gaining speed. Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening. Canada’s seed industry has come together under the… Read More
“Pardon Me – Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?”
The first hybrid brown mustard and a whopping 61 other cultivars were put forward for registration at this year’s meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee. In some ways, this… Read More
Is Intercropping The Future?
Lethbridge-based Eric Bremer, head of R&D for Western Ag Innovations, has learned a thing or two about intercropping during his time researching the practice. “Intercropping can have substantial benefits, but… Read More
Flipping The Switch
For global researchers studying epigenetics, looking at the surface of the genome could be the key to discovering the next big thing in plant and seed engineering. Classical genetics has… Read More
