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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
Jun 12
CDC Meadow from @CDC_USask went from a one-star evaluation to dominating Western Canada’s pea acres.
Listen to the story at hubs.li/Q04lfjHF0
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Today we recognize agriculture's role in providing food, fostering economic growth and highlighting the need for sustainable farming practices.
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Congratulations to Kara Glor who successfully defended the thesis “Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Adult Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust of Wheat“ on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
It nearly got thrown out.
Instead, CDC Meadow from @tom_warken40864 at @usaskplsc became one of the most influential pea varieties ever grown in Canada — and now it’s been named 2026 Seed of the Year!
Read more: seedworld.com/canada/2026/06…
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
Jun 4
The honorary title of distinguished professor is an award that celebrates lifetime achievement in research, scholarly, and artistic work.
Congratulations to this year’s distinguished #USask professors. news.usask.ca/articles/commu…
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
Ultra-early durum adapted to the Prairies canadianagronomist.ca/ultra-…
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Congratulations to Caitlyn Kolb for successfully defending the MSc thesis "Functional Characterization of the Colletotrichum Lentis Effector CLTOXB" on Wednesday May 13, 2026.
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
May 27
New research from the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan indicates existing test methods for DON contamination in Fusarium-damaged wheat kernels can be improved grainswest.com/2026/03/non-d… @AlbertaGrains @CanLightSource @agbiousask
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By protecting our bees and other pollinators, we can mitigate risks to food security and nutrition, agricultural livelihods, biodiversity and the environment. #WorldBeeDay
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
New research from the USask Crop Development Centre identified 10 new sources of pea Aphanomyces root rot resistance and 2 novel DNA markers to support more durable resistant varieties for Western Canada. Read more: ow.ly/im4r50YItfC
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
May 14
Still need seed?
CDC Dorado is a great choice for yellow flax! With good oil content, linolenic acid content, and a good disease package, among other positive characteristics.
Find a seed dealer near you: seednet.ca/cdc-dorado-yellow…
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
May 12
Still need seed?? CDC Citrine is a high-yielding yellow pea built for performance in the field. With strong resistance to seed coat breakage and great protein levels.
Find a seed dealer near you by visiting: seednet.ca/cdc-citrine-yello…
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
New research from the USask Crop Development Centre identified 10 new sources of pea Aphanomyces root rot resistance and 2 novel DNA markers to support more durable resistant varieties for Western Canada. Read more: ow.ly/im4r50YItfC
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
May 8
CDC Churchill malt barley, have about 340 bu remaining if someone wants a small bit. stampseeds.com/malt---church…
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
JOINT STATEMENT: A new vision for wheat and barley plant breeding for Western Canada
Read more: ow.ly/lmUX50YVQSP
@barley_research @UofAALES @Seeds_Canada @umanitoba @CDC_USask
#cdnag #westcdnag #wheatresearch
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Congratulations to Xinjie Yu successfully defended the thesis “The Use of Wild Linum Species for Genetic Improvement of Cultivated Flax (Linum Usitatissimum L.)” on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
May 3
CDC Rowland brown flax available!
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Crop Development Centre - USask retweeted
Many have forgotten Fusarium after a few dry years, especially in durum country. But no one forgets 2016 —
Here’s something to help combat that Fusarium risk: CDC Wiseton 🌾 Hear Dr. Curtis Pozniak & Vaughn Crone discuss this new variety #CDCWiseton #plant26 @SeCan
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