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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Monday January 13, 2020

Jan 13, 2020 | 8:40 AM

There is a lot for producers to see this week in Saskatoon during Crop Production Week.

Western Canadian Crop Production Show opens at noon. About 350 companies will fill roughly 1,000 exhibit spaces at Prairieland Park. Show hours are noon to 6:00 p.m. today, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday, and then Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CropSphere conference is tomorrow and Wednesday at TCU Place. The conference features key note speakers and information on agronomy and research.

Six producer organizations will hold annual general meetings today.

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A senior climatologist said the prairies will be one of the few areas where crop yields will improve as a result of global warming.

David Phillips said crops like canola and wheat will benefit from improved water use efficiency with elevated carbon dioxide levels.

Global warming is also expected to boost growing season precipitation levels on the prairies by five percent.

The Agriculture Canada report said wheat yields could rise 23 per cent and canola 13 per cent.

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The company building a $65 million pea and canola protein processing facility in Centreport, Manitoba, received a $19.1 million injection of cash.

Merit Functional Foods will receive $9.5 million of that amount from the federal government funded Protein Industries Canada supercluster. The rest will come from seed genetics company Pitura Seeds and consumer protein company Winning Combination.

Pitura said it will work with Merit to source commodities with the right characteristics and Winnipeg Combination will use its expertise to identify the right protein blends for targeted markets.

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The Alberta government will hold engagement sessions and launch an online survey to gather feedback about the future of agriculture research in that province.

Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen said the government wants to know what farmers consider their research priorities.

He said it’s an opportunity to transform how Alberta does research and attract investment from the private sector.

The online survey is open until Jan. 31.

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