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McGill University researchers, with help from the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, discovered a new way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane and continuously use it as an energy source. Methane is produced in different ways, from burning of fossil fuels, to livestock and other agricultural practices, which can then introduce […]

A total of $9.6-million in funding will help the Canadian National Barley Cluster make barley a more competitive and resilient crop. $5.2-million of the funding comes from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Ssutainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) and the remaining $4.4-million from several farm groups, including SaskBarley, Alberta Grains, Beef Cattle Research Council, Brewing and […]

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is committing $856,651 towards barley research over the next five years. Research and Extension Manager with SaskBarley Mitchell Japp says the research will focus on areas of concern for barley growers in the province, such as “managing maturity and uniformity in barley, crop establishment, disease pressure, and marketability” adding […]

  The Saskatchewan government has announced a 90 thousand dollar grant to support research at the University of Saskatchewan on the spread of chronic wasting disease. The research will also cover spread of meningeal worm in woodland caribou and other similar species. The study will use state of the art radio collars and trail cameras, […]

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission has announced almost half a million dollars to four research projects. SaskWheat chair Brett Halsted says the four projects are funded through the Alberta Agriculture Funding Consortium and will look at important research projects. He says these projects include efficient fertilizer application and studying herbicide resistance. He calls the project […]

The Western Grains Research Foundation has helped the University of Saskatchewan department of soil science obtain high tech research equipment. The Research Foundation has contributed over 800 thousand dollars for two isotope mass spectrometers at a cost of 1.1 million dollars. The equipment help study how carbon and nitrogen move through the soil. For example, […]

  Agriculture minister David Marit has announced 6 million dollars in support for livestock research in Saskatchewan. Marit made the announcement at the annual Saskatchewan livestock conference in Saskatoon. He says the federal-provincial funds will support a total of 34 new scientific projects for 2023. He says this year’s focus is on items like developing […]

  This past summer, the federal government awarded over a quarter of its funding for research infrastructure projects to the University of Saskatchewan. Vice President Research, Baljit Singh notes that there are around 97 universities in the country, so that’s a big piece of the pie. He says USask has an important role to play […]

  German researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Light Source syncotron are studying efforts to improve rice production. Researchers examined soil samples from rice paddies in China in hopes of learning how silicon can reduce the need for phosphorus-based fertilizers and make rice farming more sustainable. The researchers found that silicon, which also plays […]

  The federal minister of Agriculture has announced an investment of up to 106 thousand dollars to the Prairie Oat Growers Association. The funds will go to new research trials to better understand the role oats play in disease prevention. Findings are expected to help create new market opportunities for Canadian oat producers. The research […]