Organization: Saskatchewan Pulse Growers

The Short Report – Jan. 12, 2022: Chair and vice chairs elected for standing committee on science, Order of Canada appointments, Health Canada’s 2021 cannabis survey, and more

OTTAWA Transport Canada has released updated guidelines for testing automated driving systems (ADS), which will apply to any organization conducting R&D trials of vehicles equipped with ADS. The guidelines are meant to clarify the roles and responsibilities of federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments as they relate to trial organizations and to establish a baseline of…

The Short Report – Oct. 6, 2021: McGill’s new innovation fund, an insect research facility for USask, U15 calls for investment in university security measures, and more

McGill makes history with the launch of its innovation fund, an insect research facility at USask will be one of a handful to conduct research on arthropod plant pests and beneficial insects in Canada, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities calls for investment in university security systems, and more.

Pulse crop breeding R&D receives $23 million

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) has increased its funding for pulse crop breeding with a $23-million investment in the Univ of Saskatchewan‘s Crop Development Centre (CDC). The funding will be applied to the third five-year term of a 15-year agreement between SPG and CDC. Signed in 2005, SPG contributed $6.2 million in the first term and…

Pulse crops to benefit from $21-million R&D program

Saskatchewan’s pulse crop industry is providing core funding to help launch a $21-million, 15-year R&D agreement to support development of existing and new varieties. The agreement between the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers association and the Univ of Saskatchewan‘s Crop Development Centre follows a recent announcement of $3 million to establish a new laboratory at the U…

U of S opens first pulse crop laboratory

The Univ of Saskatchewan has opened a new $3-million laboratory dedicated to the pulse crop industry (peas, beans, lentils, chick peas, etc). The 1,200-sq-m laboratory is an addition to the university’s crop science field laboratory and is the result of efforts by the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers industry association. Pulse crops are the third most important…