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Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
16 hours ago

Don't cut the science that pays the bills

Closing AAFC research stations undermines Canada's agricultural competitiveness by eliminating the only coordinated system for validating crop genetics across diverse agro-ecological zones, despite wheat breeding generating a 32:1 benefit-cost ratio.
fromRealagriculture
3 weeks ago

Farmer weighs in on the realities of cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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.
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