Reading Time: < 1 minute Rural rescue organizations from across Canada are invited to apply for the Funding Initiative for Rural Emergencies (F.I.R.E.). DuPont Pioneer launched the program last year and gave out more than $100,000 to 32 rural fire departments and emergency services for rescue equipment and training. Among the equipment purchased last year was grain bin rescue equipment, […] Read more
Funding available for rural fire departments and emergency services
Funding for research projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and its partners in the Agriculture Funding Consortium are investing $1.5 million in 10 agronomic and breeding/genetic research projects. Five are focused on genetics, four on agronomic management, and one on both agronomy and genetics. “Research is a top priority for the commission with 40 per cent of AWC producer […] Read more
Early-maturing corn hybrids on their way
Reading Time: < 1 minute DuPont Pioneer has received a $1-million grant from two Alberta research agencies to develop early-maturing corn hybrids for provincial growing conditions. Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund and Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions are contributing $500,000 each over five years to develop shorter-season corn hybrids with higher yield potential. “In the next decade, we see a landscape […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
