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Might the Pandemic Be a Boon to Fruit Breeding?
It can be hard to find silver linings these days, but the COVID-19 pandemic could very well have one when it comes to fruit...
Our Facilities Are Shut Down. We Won’t Stop Doing Important Breeding Work
This week, we had to shut down operations at our field lab. Like all breeding programs at the CDC, we are not quite ready...
Why Forage Crops are Becoming More Important
I grew up in Inner Mongolia on a livestock farm where my family still grows a lot of forages. When I came to Canada...
Pea and Lentil: Avoiding the French Catastrophe
As a plant pathologist, people often chuckle and ask me if I enjoy killing plants.Like a medical researcher who experiments on mice, I know...
A Field Operations Play-by-Play
Football fans around the country recently watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Grey Cup. Watching the game, I was...
We are on the Verge of Transforming Wheat
We are at an exciting time in wheat — especially because we have access to more knowledge and information than I had when I...
Why Pea will Play a Huge Role in the Future of Food
Plant-based protein is a hot topic in the breeding community, and for good reason. The potential of pulses is being realized more than ever...
Cheers to Being a Malting Barley Breeder
Let me get this out of the way right now: Yes, I like to drink beer! And yes, it’s also one reason I have...
Why We Breed to Compete
Competition is a big word, and one that’s not often associated with a “public” institution like the Crop Development Centre.After all, public research institutions...
Why I Took the Flax Breeding Show on the Road
I just got back from a trip to Japan working with flax breeders. As the breeder for Western Canada’s only remaining flax breeding program,...
Might the Pandemic Be a Boon to Fruit Breeding?
It can be hard to find silver linings these days, but the COVID-19 pandemic could very well have one when it comes to fruit...
Our Facilities Are Shut Down. We Won’t Stop Doing Important Breeding Work
This week, we had to shut down operations at our field lab. Like all breeding programs at the CDC, we are not quite ready...
Why Forage Crops are Becoming More Important
I grew up in Inner Mongolia on a livestock farm where my family still grows a lot of forages. When I came to Canada...
Pea and Lentil: Avoiding the French Catastrophe
As a plant pathologist, people often chuckle and ask me if I enjoy killing plants.Like a medical researcher who experiments on mice, I know...
A Field Operations Play-by-Play
Football fans around the country recently watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Grey Cup. Watching the game, I was...
We are on the Verge of Transforming Wheat
We are at an exciting time in wheat — especially because we have access to more knowledge and information than I had when I...
Why Pea will Play a Huge Role in the Future of Food
Plant-based protein is a hot topic in the breeding community, and for good reason. The potential of pulses is being realized more than ever...
Cheers to Being a Malting Barley Breeder
Let me get this out of the way right now: Yes, I like to drink beer! And yes, it’s also one reason I have...
Why We Breed to Compete
Competition is a big word, and one that’s not often associated with a “public” institution like the Crop Development Centre.After all, public research institutions...
Why I Took the Flax Breeding Show on the Road
I just got back from a trip to Japan working with flax breeders. As the breeder for Western Canada’s only remaining flax breeding program,...
