Tissue samples for DNA testing in beef cattle can now be analyzed at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Beef DNA testing now available in Canada
USask-led startup testing AI insect management app for Prairie growers
For beta testing, the developers are now seeking Prairie farmers to try it out
An AI-driven insect app identifies pests and beneficials, maps field-level pressure and offers management advice. Its developers at the University of Saskatchewan seek Prairie farmers for winter beta testing.
Fusarium head blight mycotoxin detector in the works
Portable machine to identify contaminated kernels under development at the University of Saskatchewan
Prairie farmers and agronomists needing a more definitive process to detect fusarium infection in cereal grains, particularly barley, may get such a process out of research underway at the University of Saskatchewan.
University of Saskatchewan launches Introductory Agriculture certificate program
A new University of Saskatchewan program is aimed at students or professionals looking for a base of Prairie agricultural knowledge.
Saskatchewan root researcher honoured by Royal Society of Canada
Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan received a fellowship from the Royals Society of Canada. Kochian has spent four decades studying root architecture.
Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head to head
A recent study at the U of S compares production, animal performance and sustainability metrics across grazing mixes
Researchers measured performance of four different blends, grazed by yearling steers in 14-acre paddocks over two years at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence near Clavet, just southeast of Saskatoon.
Cutting the nitrous oxide emissions without losing yields
Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer; new research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes
Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer. New research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes.
Research lights up pulse flours’ specific properties
A project uses Saskatoon’s synchrotron to dissect the best flours for given food uses
Glacier FarmMedia — Pulses have a niche in the plant protein space, but the industry hopes new markets and new end-uses will help those crops expand their footprint. Chitra Sivakumar, a doctoral researcher at the University of Manitoba, is one of the people trying to make that happen. In a recent project, she and her […] Read more
Report highlights optimism, resignation in agriculture sector
Belief industry and government can remedy policy, extreme weather, and trade issues varies considerably
A troublesome policy and regulatory environment, extreme weather, and trade barriers are the issues keeping Canadian agriculture professionals awake at night. That’s according to a joint report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security on risk in Canada’s agrifood system.
LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought
Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.
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