Provincial Canola Associations Fund 14 Research Projects

Feb 24, 2022

The three Prairie provincial canola grower associations have selected 14 new canola research projects to receive funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP), a Feb. 24 news release says.

The investment includes over $1.6 million from Alberta Canola, SaskCanola and Manitoba Canola Growers, as well as matching funds of over $1 million from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and $450,000 contributed from Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR). The total investment into 2022 CARP projects is over $3.2 million.

The 2022 projects awarded funding are focused on:

Surveillance of pathogen and insect populations,
Abiotic stress tolerance,
Weed management, including herbicide resistant weeds,
Crop physiology,
Pollinator impact on yield stability,
Integrated disease management, and
Improving nitrogen management and reducing nitrous oxide emissions.

The release notes CARP supports canola agronomic research focused on increasing yield and profitability, reducing production risk and enhancing sustainability.

Source : seed.ab.ca

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