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$35M infrastructure funding for cereal research labs
September 8, 2016 by Lab Product News Swift Current, SK – The Swift Current Research and Development Centre is receiving $35.3 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for infrastructure improvements. The centre is being renovated and new laboratories are being built, which are used extensively to…
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Agricultural research projects get federal, provincial funding
July 25, 2016 by Lab Product News Winnipeg, MB – The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing nearly $400,000 to support ten research projects. The projects are funded under Growing Forward 2‘s Growing Innovation – On Farm, which evaluates and demonstrates new agricultural practices or technologies…
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Wine grape research gets funding boost
July 18, 2016 by Lab Product News Kentville, NS – Wine grape research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Kentville Research and Development Centre in Nova Scotia is being expanded with $400,000 funding. The expanded program will include the hiring of three new federal scientists and development of a…
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$23M funding supports Saskatchewan’s pulse breeding research
June 21, 2016 by Leslie Burt Saskatoon, SK – The University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) is receiving $23 million in funding from the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) to supports its pulse crop breeding program. The funding will be applied to the third five-year term…
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Alberta researcher receives prestigious award
February 3, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Former Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) researcher Dr. Jim Helm has been awarded the prestigious American Society of Agronomy Distinguished Service Award. This award is given only to highly distinguished nominees that have made a transformational contribution…
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World wheat experts to meet in Saskatoon in 2019
February 2, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A Saskatoon group has won the bid to host the 2019 International Wheat Congress, a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together more than 600 wheat scientists to discuss advances in wheat research and the future of wheat…
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$7M funding supports 40 crop research projects
January 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan’s provincial government is providing $7 million for crop-related research through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). The funding extends to 40 research projects. The support for these crop-related projects is bolstered…
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Dow and DuPont to merge, then split
December 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Wilmington, DE and Midland, MI – DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company today announced an agreement to combine in what is dubbed an ‘all-stock merger of equals’. The combined company will be named DowDuPont and will have a combined market…
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$7.3M supports genomics project to breed Canadian winter-hardy honeybees
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Honeybees, imported mostly from warm southern climes, are dying in the Canadian cold. About a quarter of the colonies die each winter, forcing beekeepers to bring in more from the United States, increasing the risk of importing…
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$10M for project researching feed efficiency in dairy industry
August 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A new $10.3 million project led by Genome Alberta and the Ontario Genomics Institute will help industry growth by using genomics-based approaches to select for dairy cattle with the genetic traits needed for more efficient feed conversion…
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$2M funding supports agricultural projects in Manitoba
July 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A total of $2 million in funding is being awarded to 24 research projects in Manitoba’s agriculture and agri-food sector by the federal and Manitoba’s provincial governments. The funded projects cover a range of agricultural issues. In…
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$2.2M supports research into efficient use of fertilizer
March 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Maxville, ON – The Canadian Fertilizer Institute is receiving a total of $2.2 million in funding over three years to support a research project entitled “A Canadian Research Network to Improve 4R Nutrient Stewardship for Environmental Health and Crop Production”.…
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Collaboration to research deadly porcine disease
February 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The PED virus kills young piglets at an astonishing rate with a near 100% mortality rate in suckling pigs. A Canadian collaboration has been launched to understand and stop the disease to protect the young pigs and…
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Food security institute names chief executive
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Agricultural research scientist Dr. Maurice Moloney has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS). He began his work with the organization today. For more than 25 years, Dr. Moloney’s career…
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$10.7M supports national research cluster in organic agriculture
September 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new cluster devoted to scientific research and education about organic agriculture, the Organic Science Cluster II, has been launched at Dalhousie University. A sequel to an earlier, five-year-old cluster – the new cluster supports research and…
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$2M supports soybean research
May 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A University of Guelph scientist using genetics to improve Ontario’s most valuable crop has received nearly $2 million in government and industry support. Prof. Istvan Rajcan, Department of Plant Agriculture, was recently awarded a Collaborative Research and…
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$4M funding supports poultry research initiative
February 26, 2014 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) has received funding of $4 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to support a new Poultry Science Cluster along with 17 research projects. Bruce Roberts, CPRC’s executive director, explains that the…
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$1M to breed better asparagus
February 5, 2014 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – More than $1 million is being provided by farmers and the federal government into the University of Guelph’s long-standing asparagus breeding program to develop improved cultivars. The program, led by Prof. David Wolyn of the Department of…
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$4.2M in funding for livestock and forage research
January 28, 2014 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Twenty-seven livestock and forage research projects are receiving a total of $4.2 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund. Among other topics, projects receiving funding will: Develop new vaccines; Improve…
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$923K research project to focus on improving forage seeds
January 28, 2014 by Lab Canada Beaverlodge, AB – A research project aimed at improving seed production and quality has received $923,000 in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Funding is being provided to the Peace Region Forage Seed Association (PRFSA), and under the terms of…
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$7M supports crop research in Saskatchewan
January 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Nearly $7 million in funding for 46 crop-related research projects in Saskatchewan has been awarded by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). The funding leverages additional third party funding of more than $3.3 million, with the Western…
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$55M for research into biomass-based plastics and composites
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council (NRC) today announced a new $55-million initiative called the Industrial Biomaterials program. The program is aimed at helping to create more fuel-efficient vehicles and greener construction materials. The $55 million will be spread…
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$1.25M supports biomaterials research in Guelph
October 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Biomaterials research at the University of Guelph is receiving $1.25 million in funding from the BMO Financial Group. “The support from BMO will allow our researchers to continue to revolutionize the use of plant materials,” said Alastair…
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Synchrotron technology helps in soil nitrogen management study
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Food security is becoming an increasingly important global issue, and scientists are looking for the best way to maintain the organic matter in soils using different methods of fertilization and crop rotation. In fact, increasing the organic…
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$12M supports new dairy research cluster
September 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Embrun, ON – The Dairy Farmers of Canada has received $12 million from the federal government to lead a research cluster. The plan is to bring together scientific expertise for research in key areas such as sustainable milk production, dairy…
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$7M funding supports crop research alliance
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Woodstock, ON – The Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA) has received $7 million in funding from the federal government to lead a research cluster in developing improved strains of grains. The alliance will bring together scientific expertise for research…
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Chemists discover 23 new molecules in red wine
August 20, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists have long espoused the health benefits of red wine. Now University of British Columbia chemists have discovered 23 new molecules that could mean there are even more virtues in vino. Associate professor Cédric Saucier, who runs…
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Agricultural research in BC gets boost
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A program that furthers innovation in BC agriculture has been renewed by the BC and federal governments with $3 million in funding over two years. The cost-shared program will allow companies to access funding to support late-stage…
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$15M establishes canola research cluster
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Howden, MB – The federal government is providing $15 million in funding to support a new research cluster being led by the Canola Council of Canada. It brings together scientific expertise for research into key areas such as canola oil…
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$10M greenhouse facility triples research capacity
June 17, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new $10 million, state-of-art greenhouse facility at the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC) has officially opened. Canadian farmers stand to benefit from research focused on improving crop quality, productivity, and disease and insect…
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Organic agriculture research site inaugurates with $13M in funding
May 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Saint-Bruno-De-Montarville, QC – An agricultural research site devoted to organic agricultural research has received $13.1 million in funding. Supported and inaugurated by Quebec’s Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment (IRDA) and located on a 90-ha piece of land, the…
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