News Stories
Usask student uses genomics to accelerate pea breeding for heat resistance
By:Nykole King
Shaoming Huang is using advanced sequencing technology to shorten the breeding cycle of field peas.
USask hosts the Prime Minister of Canada
By:UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to the contributions the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has made to scientific discovery, as he wrapped up his visit to campus on Wed...
USask Emeritus Professor Inducted into SK Ag Hall of Fame
Professor Emeritus Rick Holm and previous director of the Crop Development Centre was officially inducted into the SK Agriculture Hall of Fame on Saturday April 9, 2022.
USask researchers aim to boost uranium, wheat sectors with novel technology
Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) projects have been awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) Alliance Grants totaling $885,000 for research aimed at developin...
USask New Flax Breeder put first lines through at PGDC
The University of Saskatchewan’s new flax breeder got to put forward his first flax line this year at the annual meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC).
CDC Researcher Awarded Pulse Promoter Award
Dr. Bunyamin Tar’an has been recognized by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers for the significant contribution he has made to the development of Saskatchewan's pulse industry.
Resilient Crops Developed through Research and Breeding
By:Shalyn McKenna, Communications Consultant
Saskatchewan experienced a widespread drought in 2021, with significantly lower yields across much of the province. With these challenges, it is important to keep an eye on the wor...
Crop Development Centre launching new look to celebrate a half century of success
By:Nykole King
The Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is a powerhouse of research that’s propelled Canadian agriculture forward for five decades—and it shows ...
USask chickpea research aims to improve important food source for low- and lower-middle-income countries
SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are part of a global team that used DNA to track the genetic evolution and migration of the chickpea, offering insights t...
USask researcher and Paralympian seeks plant-based solution to iron deficiency
By:BROOKE KLEIBOER
A new breed of field peas may lead to the development of an effective ‘food-first’ iron supplement.
New USask research has potential to make fava beans a new favourite from farm to fork
By:USASK RESEARCH PROFILE AND IMPACT
A once popular high-protein legume crop with potential to make farming more environmentally sustainable is poised for reinvigorated popularity, thanks to an international research ...
USask’s CDC celebrates a half century of crop innovation
By:Kathy Fitzpatrick for USask Research Profile and Impact
A scan across the horizon reveals how much Saskatchewan’s agricultural landscape has changed in half a century: millions of acres of ripening lentils, fields of sky blue flax, and ...
New USask research will make bean crops hardier, help improve global food security
Tepary beans—a high protein legume common to the southwest United States and Mexico—may hold the key to adapting bean crops for the increasingly harsh conditions brought on by a ch...
USask scientists help find the key to decoding rye genome
An international team led by the IPK Leibniz Institute in Germany and including University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers has succeeded in completely decoding the genome of ry...
USask agriculture researchers awarded $5.8M to help feed the world, protect the planet
By:USask Research Profile and Impact
Eighteen wide-ranging University of Saskatchewan (USask) crop research projects have been awarded a total of almost $5.8 million through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund...
Lentils first breakthrough in CDC history of re-shaping Prairie agriculture
By:KATHY FITZPATRICK FOR USASK RESEARCH PROFILE AND IMPACT
It’s hard to imagine what Saskatchewan’s pulse industry would be like today if the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) had never been created.
USask’s Crop Development Centre celebrating 50 years
By:Kathy Fitzpatrick
The year 2021 marks a major milestone for the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Crop Development Centre (CDC): 50 years of reshaping western Canadian agriculture.