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The Manitoba Canola Growers Scholarship Program is now open.

Students who are enrolled in their final year of high school and eligible to graduate in 2024 can now apply for the scholarship.

To be eligible for a scholarship students must live on, work for, or have guardians that work for a farm that is a member of Manitoba Canola Growers Association. 

Applications must be received by April 1, 2024 and will be judged based on academics, canola connection, school and community involvement, and essay submission. 

The top five applicants will be selected and each winner will be presented with a $1000 scholarship.

The scholarship must be used in the two years following high school graduation.

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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.