Province announces wheat funds

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Premier Brad Wall recently announced $10 million in new funding for wheat-related research over five years.

This funding will go toward research projects that accelerate the development of wheat varieties and improve yield, quality and tolerance to disease and extreme weather conditions.

?It?s time to put wheat back on top again,? Wall said. ?Early varieties like Marquis made farming worthwhile in all but the most inhospitable parts of the prairies. It allowed the prairies to become the breadbasket of the British Empire for the next 100 years. It?s time to recapture that leadership, so Saskatchewan can help feed a hungry planet.?

Recently, wheat has become less profitable for producers to grow, relative to other options such as canola and pulses, two crops that weren?t even grown in any significant amount in western Canada 40 years ago. Yet increasing global demand for food makes it crucial that new investments be made in wheat research.

Read more at http://www.yorktonthisweek.com/arti...801/-1/yorkton/province-announces-wheat-funds
 
 
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