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Saskatchewan, Canada
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High yield isn't enough.
CDC runs nearly 130,000 quality tests annually to ensure new varieties meet market demands for milling and malting performance, protein content and colour before they reach the farm. #PlantBreeding #CdnAg
Plant breeding is an investment in national economic development, not just a budget line ghanasummary.com/news/plant-…
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Plant breeding is an investment, not a budget burden.
Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has returned $11 for every $1 invested.
WACCI has trained 133 PhDs, yet has lacked core funding since 2025.
African governments must act now to secure the future of its centres of excellence.
#WACCI #PlantBreeding
One trait most beer drinkers have never heard of improves flavour stability: null-lipoxygenase.
CDC bred it into two new malt barley lines.
#cdnag #agresearch #saskag
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Looking at Kabuli chickpeas for 2027? Compare CDC Hardy, CDC Pearl, and CDC Pasqua on yield, seed size, herbicide tolerance, and disease resistance.
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Meet the 2026 USask Alumni Achievement Award winners!
Dr. Tom Warkentin (PhD'92), a renowned plant breeder, has helped meet evolving agricultural needs as global demand for plant-based protein continues to grow.
More: alumni.usask.ca/get-involved…
@agbiousask
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We’re excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Arun Shunmugam (PhD) to the position of Assistant Professor – Pulse Crop Breeder and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program Chair in Pea Breeding at @CDC_USask!
#USask #USaskResearch
Durum wheat DT1043: high semolina content, high gluten index, low cadmium, strong colour index.
Quality specs, not just yield. Registration support cleared in February 2026.
#cdnag #plantbreeding #agresearch
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The GrainsWest Podcast examines the transition from CDC Churchill to CDC Copeland as the preferred malting barley of Prairie farmers grainswestpodcast.podbean.co… @AlbertaGrains @SeCan @CDC_USask @canadianbarley
Two stresses, one breeding line, same program.
Heat-tolerant chickpea lines are also being screened for phosphorus-use efficiency.
#cdnag #agresearch
Getting more beef from every acre with better pastures canadiancattlemen.ca/nutriti…
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CDC Churchill is passing CDC Copeland as the preferred malting barley on the Prairies. In the latest GrainsWest Podcast episode, industry representatives deliver the story behind the transition grainswestpodcast.podbean.co… @AlbertaGrains @canadianbarley @SeCan @CDC_USask
Pea Climate-Efficient. PEACE, for short.
A $6M project, led by UCalgary and NRC, breeding field pea that holds up through heat and drought. This project is partnering with Dr. Tom Warkentin’s program to select lines with longer flowering and more reproductive nodes.
#cdnag
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CDC Citrine is a high-yielding yellow pea with good seed coat breakage and dimpling, offering a protein potential 1.4% above checks.
• Mid-maturing
• Very good standability
• Improved protein
• Improved resistance to fusarium root
seednet.ca/cdc-citrine-yello…
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NEW for 2028.
CDC Hank is one to watch! This white milling oat is a natural next step from AC Morgan, with strong yield performance, solid standability and dependable milling quality. Because nobody complains about more bushels!
Drought. Heat during flowering. Saline soils. Prairie growers deal with all three most years. CDC is now breeding for climate resilience across virtually every program on site.
#cdnag #plantbreeding #agresearch #saskag
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Getting more beef from every acre with better pastures canadiancattlemen.ca/nutriti…
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From a sea of green to golden fields, we’ve followed CDC Vantta all season long.
This series ends exactly where every crop's story does: harvest.
Learn more: secan.com/varieties/cdc-vant…
#Durum #Harvest2026 #CdnAg
Taffy, an Electronic Storage Detection K9 with the Internet Child Exploitation Unit, visited the CSFL for training exercises. Taffy helps investigators locate hidden electronic devices and also provides deep-pressure therapy support for PTSD and anxiety.
Midge resistance and sawfly resistance almost never show up in the same variety.
CDC stacked both, plus improved fusarium head blight resistance, into the same breeding lines.
#cdnag #agresearch #saska
