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Ensuring Transparency and Stability for Staff is Paramount as Former FCDC Becomes Western Crop Innovations
PHOTO: From left: FCDC Program Director Kofi Agblor, WCI Interim Board Chair Jason Lenz, and John Conrad, assistant...
RDAR Invests $2 million to Support the Evolution of FCDC into Western Crop Innovations
Results-Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) is investing $2 million to relaunch the Field Crop Development Centre...
New Canola Research Aims to Boost Yield, Profitability
PHOTO: Professor Habibur Rahman (right) and research associate Berisso Kebede Demo are working to improve the genetic...
This Lacombe Researcher’s Career is a Tale of Two Chapters
Hiroshi Kubota’s path in plant science happened in two chapters, you might say. The first traces back to his childhood...
The Results of a Major Watershed Study are Soon to be Unveiled, and the News is Good
Researchers say the findings will help policymakers craft sound regulations regarding the use of crop protection...
New Faba bean Fractionation Process Captures Protein
A new fractionation process that captures the protein from faba beans, along with starch and dietary fibre, leaving...
Short-term Drought Causing Huge Impact on Grasslands
Intense short-term drought is having a worse impact on the world’s grasslands than previously thought, a Jan. 12 news...
U of G Canola Research Shows Possible 250 Per cent Yield Increase
Promising research shows a canola yield increase of a whopping 250 per cent in experimental plants. Future canola...
AI Project to Address Lentil Growing Challenges Announced
A consortium of partners from Canada’s agriculture and agrifood sectors will develop artificial intelligence...
Pulp Mill Waste Could Be Used As Organic Fertilizer
A new study from the University of Alberta (U of A) is showing how pulp mill waste destined for the landfill could...
RDAR Research Showcase to Happen Jan. 11 in Edmonton
Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) will host its second annual research showcase on Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. MST at...
The Importance of Field Access for Advancing Ag Research
Scientists have long relied on entering fields at random to conduct important research work but that is now at risk....
Feds Give Money to Create Canola Cluster
The Canadian government is giving over $9 million to the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) through the AgriScience...
AI Tech Being Developed to Improve Protein Crops, Ingredients
Enns Bros., Crop Sentry, DL Seeds and AGT Foods are partnering together to develop new artificial intelligence...
Yield10 Makes Strides on Weed Control for Camelina
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has made significant progress on enabling weed control for camelina cultivation, an Oct. 11...
RDAR Invests in Three Genomics Projects
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has invested $2.4 million in three Accelerating Agriculture Innovation...
Developing A Stronger Understanding of Soil Nutrients
A new study is looking at how phosphorus reacts with mineral compounds and how these reactions can impact how well...
Supplementing Cattle Diets with Canola Seed Pellets
A research project looked into if canola seed pellets can be used as a dietary supplement for pregnant cows to improve...
How Biotech is Enhancing Sustainability and Variety Development
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. At the recent Field Crop Development Centre (FCDC)...