Communicating Empirically-based Science is Important for Society, Not Misinformation
The costs of misinformation adversely affects everyone Science is not like ice cream. With ice cream, we all have our favourite flavours or brands of …
Research
Gladly Announcing Research Chair Renewal for 2019/2024
Agri-Food Innovation and Sustainability Enhancement Chair It is truly amazing just how fast five years can pass by. The first five years of my Research …
The Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan
48 Years of Innovation Success Founded in 1971, the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) focuses on research and development of new crop varieties. …
Reducing the Public Good of Public Research
The skyrocketing cost of science and academic journal open access fees In the past month, I’ve been fortunate to have two articles accepted for journal …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Varietal Testing at the U of S Grains Innovation Lab
Part 7: Varietal Testing at the U of S Grains Innovation Lab This is the seventh of a series of #LabToField blogs that explain the …
Academics Switching Out Bales for Books
Kicking off the new academic year As summer slides into fall, the hallways once again filled with excitement and enthusiast chatter of returning students. While …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Data Collection
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Phytotron New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Phytotron Part 5: Plot …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Seeding
Part 4: Seeding Variety Test Plots This is the fourth of a series of #LabToField blogs that will explain the yearly cycle of variety development. …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Seed Lab
Part 3: Developing New Varieties at the Crop Science Field Laboratory This is the third post of a series of #LabToField blogs that will explain …
New Crop Varieties: The Journey from Lab to Field – Greenhouses
Part 2: A Visit to the Agriculture Greenhouses This is the second post of a series of #LabToField blogs that will explain the yearly cycle …