By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday July 14, 2022

Jul 14, 2022 | 1:25 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — Pulse regional variety trial data is now available online.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) is launching a new tool which provides regional variety trial (RVT) data for pulses, covering up to twelve years of data making it easier to learn about pulse variety performance.

It shows growers, agronomists, and seed growers the benefits and yield advantages of specific varieties in specific growing regions of the province through the pulse regional variety trial portal. Data collected from regional variety trials is uploaded to the virtual portal, and can be compared across locations, years, and varieties.

Through the program, SPG has developed over 120 pulse varieties available to growers, royalty-free, as part of a 15-year breeding agreement with the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and other private companies have released additional pulse varieties.

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Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) will provide $15,000 per year for a graduate scholarship at the University of Lethbridge (ULethbridge).

It will be made available to students pursuing a Master of Science in any of WGRF’s priority research areas.

WGRF Board Chair, Dr. Keith Degenhardt, said the scholarship will specifically support students who are studying in ULethbridge agricultural biotechnology and agricultural studies graduate programs.

“WGRF has made it a priority to increase research capacity in Western Canada,” Degenhardt said. “This investment by producers in a graduate scholarship at ULethbridge will help build a stronger future for agriculture research by helping graduate students reach their fullest potential.”

WGRF funds research in variety development and crop production in 15 different western Canadian field crops.

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There will be four positions to fill at SaskCanola’s board table.

The successful candidates are elected by other levy-paying canola producers in the province. Four-year board terms will begin in January 2023.

SaskCanola Nominations Committee chair Keith Fournier said it a chance to be involved in guiding the organization.

“This is an excellent opportunity to guide investments in canola research, influence government policy, inform consumers and expand our markets. Ideally, a board nominee is the primary decision-maker on a Saskatchewan farm and involved in its day-to-day operations,” Fournier said.

A board nominee must be a registered producer who has sold canola in either of the previous two crop years from Aug. 1, 2020 to July 31, 2022 and has not requested a levy refund in the past year.

Requirements also include submitting a biography and supporting signatures from five registered canola producers.

More information and the nomination package are available here.

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