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Farmers sending aid to producers impacted by wildfires

Reports suggest one million acres have been lost in the fires

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

U.S. farmers are showing their compassion and sense of community by donating hay, trucking and other items to fellow producers impacted by wildfires that tore through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.

Below is a collection of Twitter posts documenting support efforts by farmers.


Galatians 6:10 reads "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

Use the hashtag #FarmersHelpingFarmers on social media to see other farmer-led support efforts.


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Developing disease resistance in new wheat varieties

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Dr. Colin Hiebert, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Morden, is focused on developing new tools that wheat breeders can use to improve, diversify and strengthen disease resistance in new wheat varieties. This includes new genomic tools that address resistance to five diseases including: Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, stripe rust, stem rust and common bunt.

Learn more about how research conducted at AAFC-Morden will impact wheat variety development, production and profitability for the future. This research is part of the Canadian National Wheat Cluster and funding is provided through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Grains, Sask Wheat, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Western Grains Research Foundation and Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance.