By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday June 3, 2024

Jun 3, 2024 | 4:28 PM

Futurpreneur, a proud founding member of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20 YEA), will include two Saskatchewan agriculture businesses in its Canadian delegation for the upcoming summit.

Jason Cardinal owns Flying Dust Market Garden, a non-profit 170-acre farm dedicated to supporting local agriculture by nurturing the land, fostering growth, and providing sustenance to the Flying Dust First Nation community. Located in Meadow Lake on the Flying Dust Reserve, the enterprise has become a symbol of sustainable agriculture and community development since its inception in 2009.

Also operating in the agriculture industry is Tayab Soomro, whose company PathoScan Technologies Inc. enables farmers to perform pathogen tests for any crop in any location and without any technical background. By introducing a portable device that can yield results within an hour and work in the remotest fields, the business tackles the lengthy timeline of lab testing facilities and the high costs of existing pathogen detection methods.

A total of 46 young Canadian entrepreneurs have been chosen to represent Canada at the G20 YEA Summit in Goiânia, Brazil, from June 12 to 14.

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It’s not over yet. Statistics Canada said the drought risk is lingering in Western Canada despite a wet spring.

Rain has greatly improved topsoil and pasture conditions in many areas of Western Canada, but some farmers still have concerns. The ground is still too dry after several years of severe drought.

StatsCan’s most recent crop-outlook said continued rain throughout the summer growing season is critical to erasing the moisture deficit.

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For agricultural scientists, drought-resistant wheat is the Holy Grail.

Scientists in Canada and around the world are racing to try to breed a better wheat variety that can withstand the droughts and extreme temperatures that are expected to become more common as the climate changes.

Wheat is one of the most important crops in the world, and a key export for Canada. But its relatively high-water requirements put global farmers at risk of widespread crop failures in the event of drought.

The wheat plant itself has a complicated genetic profile, with five times more DNA than a human.

The wheat genome has now been fully mapped by international scientists for six years giving researchers hope they will be able to use traditional breeding as well as advanced genetic techniques to unlock the key to more drought-resistant crops.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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