"My career as an agronomist required me to take scientific research and apply that knowledge, to assist farmers by helping them solve problems and increase their farms profitability. The ag industry relies on research to continue to solve the ever-changing problems that farmers face. Today my farm business employs management practices that have come directly from the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, this has improved my farms resilience and profitability."
"Much of the research performed in agriculture is not done in a lab where it can be easily relocated and centralized. Rather this research is done outside, in locations across a wide range of climatic conditions. Every research station in Canada is a pillar of the foundation supporting agriculture. The more stations that are closed, the weaker the foundation becomes."
A grain farmer in central Alberta reports that the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, one of seven stations slated for closure, will contribute to the loss of 665 research jobs. The farmer emphasizes that applied agricultural research, often conducted outdoors across varied climatic zones, directly supports on-farm management practices and improves resilience and profitability. The closures are described as weakening the foundational network of regional research stations. Federal funding cuts have been partly backfilled by colleges, universities, industry, and farmer-led crop commissions, and that external funding should be recognized. A request is made for parliamentary study of the closures' impacts.
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