Chicken Trumps Plant-Based Meat When It Comes to Protein The plant-based meat movement has risen in popularity over the past few years. Consumers are offered nearly any type of alternative meat, from fish sticks to ground beef. Plants that are high in protein, such as...
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions is partnering with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) to study clubroot resistance in canola, a June 22 news release said. BASF is investing $1.25M over a five-year period to...
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), and the federal and Alberta governments, are giving $5.1 million in funding for numerous agriculture genomics projects in the province, a June 14 news release said. The investment is being combined with funding from...
An international team of researchers has successfully identified traits to improve crop yields for breeders through unraveling the genomes of 418 diverse samples of rapeseed from across the world. The study is a four-year joint effort between scientists from...
As the effects of climate change worsen, water availability and crop productivity across the globe plummet. Therefore, a complex understanding of the effect of climate change on crop water consumption and irrigation requirements is crucial to better manage water...
Lentils are a nutritional powerhouse and an important source of protein, carbohydrate and fiber that help in the fight against malnutrition. “Lentils and other pulse crops are non-GMO, and the perceived health benefits have increased the market for both types of...
