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“This investment helps ensure producers directly connect with the work being done at the university, and also allows new projects to move forward and influence the success of livestock operations,” said USask Vice-President Research Karen Chad. “Agriculture is one of our signatures areas, and we know advances in research and technology form a foundation for economic growth in this vitally important sector in Saskatchewan.” The ADF program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year $388-million investment by the federal and provincial governments in strategic initiatives for the sector in Saskatchewan. “This funding will directly benefit the Saskatchewan pork value chain,” said PSC CEO Murray Pettitt. “In the past 15 years, our research program has contributed an average return on investment of $4.10 per pig/year to the Saskatchewan industry, and the funds received from the Agriculture Development Fund enable Prairie Swine Centre
Photo by David Conlin SASKATOON – Following a successful year of building, prototyping and delivering services to select customers and partners, the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has launched the Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory (OPAL). The state-of-the-art facility combines the digital data analysis of microbial, plant and animal genes and traits with the latest precision agriculture technologies (agtech). The goal is to speed up innovation towards new products and services that would enhance profitability and sustainability across the agriculture and food sectors. OPAL was founded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the National Research Council of Canada and USask, with strategic investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada. A first of its kind, it is the only facility in the country to provide analytical and computational services including genomics (the study of genetic mater
OPAL was founded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the National Research Council of Canada and USask, with investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada. A first of its kind, it is the only facility in the country to provide analytical and computational services including genomics (the study of genetic materials), phenomics (the study of an organism’s traits) and bioinformatics (analyses of biological data). It combines these with the use of the latest imaging and agtech such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), the remote aerial imaging of plants and in-field environmental monitoring, to provide clients with a complete diagnostic profile of samples.
iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Jan 26, 2021 11:54am Then-U.S. vice president Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend an official dinner in Ottawa in December 2016, the two leaders are set to have a virtual bilateral meeting on Tuesday. (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
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