Saskatchewan plans to clear a few new paths for veterinary technologists and veterinarians in training to take up work in underserved rural areas. The province on Tuesday announced the two-year […] Read more
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Saskatchewan to incentivize rural vet techs
Remote learning, loan forgiveness on offer
New dean of agriculture named for U of S
Soil science prof Angela Bedard-Haughn takes over Aug. 15
One of Western Canada’s major post-secondary ag institutions will get a new hand at the wheel this summer. The University of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday it has named soil science professor […] Read more
Researchers develop a quick test for DON
Science Notes: Innovation could reduce toxins harmful to both animals and humans
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre (CDC) have developed a fast and accurate method for identifying and quantifying toxins in fusarium-infected cereal grain, an innovation that could […] Read more
Study looks at how soils hold carbon
Science Notes: Whether carbon is held or released by soil has many influences
Researchers are using synchrotron light to better understand the impact of climate change on more than three trillion metric tonnes of soil carbon around the world. Using the Canadian Light […] Read more
Locally designed mask offers better breathing on the farm
Farmers finding an Ontario-designed mask aimed at the Chinese market helpful
Agriculture wasn’t the target market when Peter Whitby and Richard Szasz first hit upon the idea of creating a better air filtration mask while on a trip to China. In […] Read more
Mechanical exoskeletons may one day reduce effort, injury risks for farmers
Researchers are looking to test the technology on farmers doing their daily tasks
Glacier FarmMedia – Farming is a real pain in the back. But a bolt-on solution is on the way. Years of prolonged bending, lifting and shovelling contributes to back pain […] Read more
Wild boar groups small so far in Ontario
There is concern about growing numbers of feral hogs due to their potential role in African swine fever transmission
Reported sightings of large groups of wild pigs – known as “sounders” – in Ontario are still limited to one or two instances in the Parry Sound/Magnetawan district, although there […] Read more
Canadian neonic, metabolite research shows insecticide effect on insect navigation
Locusts in wind tunnels exposed to neonics lost their ability to move themselves where they wanted
Drunk drivers are more likely to get in an accident because the alcohol in their blood impairs vision and delays reaction time. University of Saskatchewan biologists have identified a comparable […] Read more
Vaccine development becoming faster
The process being used in Canada will help bring vaccines to market quicker
Glacier FarmMedia – Reverse vaccinology is a promising method for creating vaccines that in the near future will protect livestock from prevalent and chronic diseases. Differentiating an infected animal from […] Read more
Game-changing breeding technique makes progress
University launches a four-year research project into apomixis, a ‘disruptive technology’ for plant breeding
University of Saskatchewan researchers are making good progress on a “disruptive technology” that will turn crop breeding on its head. Apomixis is a form of asexual seed production found in […] Read more