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More funds for agriculture research in Manitoba

(Dec. 22,2016) The government of Manitoba has announced that governments will invest more than $365,000 in five new research projects. The projects include:

Nearly $27,000 to Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers to conduct the fifth general weed survey in Manitoba since the 1970s and the third herbicide-resistant weed survey since the 1990s, as the results will help measure changes in the number and type of weed populations and assess weed management strategies.

$50,000 to CanaMaize Seed to develop and perform yield trials on a non-genetically modified soybean that is high-yielding and suitable for Manitoba’s shorter growing season.

More than $47,000 to the University of Manitoba to evaluate prairie cordgrass as a potential source of biomass energy as compared to other perennial grasses, with the goal of developing a breeding program in Manitoba.

December 23, 2016  By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)