Tag Archives: research

The University of Saskatchewan is using cutting edge technology to improve crop breeding. Researchers at the Global Institute for Food Security along with researchers in Quebec are using laser synchro...

  Researchers with the U of S have joined forces with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and CHEP Good Food to study food insecurity and design a future path in the province. The study will look a...

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking for higher value uses for pulse starch which could include things like bioplastics and biomedical materials. The federal and provincial govern...

The federal and provincial governments are pumping $2.5-million into pulse crop research at the University of Saskatchewan. Agriculture minister David Marit says the goal is to find new opportunities ...

  A new study at the University of Saskatchewan will evaluate the use of beef cattle temperament as on-farm indicator of disease susceptibility. Western College of Veterinary Medicine assistant p...

A new University of Saskatchewan study will track mineral distribution in plants. The research team is led by Dr. Brian Ham, an assistant professor in biology. Real-time imaging will be used to study ...

  Research led by the University of Saskatchewan and Michigan state University is looking at Tepary beans. The high protein legume common to the southwest U.S. may hold the key to adapting bean c...

The Agri-Food Innovation Centre in Saskatoon is getting a big boost to expand. Agriculture Minister David Marit says $2.3-million in federal and provincial funding will assist processors to develop ne...

  A multi-agency research team led by University of Saskatchewan veterinary biologist aims to expand Canada’s 18 billion dollar beef industry. Dr. Gregg Adams says genomics and other simila...

A farm survey on trends in agriculture points to crop and soil management and precision farming. The executive director of the Western Grains Research Foundation, Garth Patterson, says the survey was ...