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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 15, 2020

Jan 15, 2020 | 8:00 AM

Saskatchewan’s minister of agriculture announced $11 million in funding for crop research this year.

David Marit said the funds will support 47 projects with 30 of those going to the University of Saskatchewan.

This includes work on clubroot management, mitigating herbicide resistance, and increasing crop yields.

He said grain research has a huge payback.

Close to one dozen Prairie farm organizations are providing an additional $8.7 million for crop research this year.

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The President of the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre has been presented with the Pulse Promoter award.

Dan Prefontaine was chosen for his many years of work and leadership at the centre helping grow the use of pulse ingredients in food products on a global scale.

Prefontaine and his team of experts have helped more than 300 Saskatchewan agri-food companies as well as large global food companies develop and launch 800 new product lines that incorporate Saskatchewan ingredients.

The announcement was made at the pulse growers annual meeting in Saskatoon.

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This week’s frigid temperatures are hard on us and livestock.

The animals feed intake increases as they burn more energy trying to stay warm.

Dwayne Summach is a regional livestock and feed extension specialist with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture.

He said for every five degrees below minus 20, more energy is needed in their feed. That usually looks like an extra pound of grain or an extra pound and a half of a really good quality forage.

Producers will likely go through a lot of feed trying to keep the energy level and condition up on those animals.

Summach said the animals’ energy needs can be compounded by pregnancy if you’re into a calving season at that time.

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