date:Jan 14, 2013
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart have announced C$6.5 million in funding for 38 crop-related research projects.
The crop research being done in Saskatchewan helps keep Canadian agriculture growing and contributing to a strong economy, Ritz said.
These projects will help improve methods of crop disease control and weather tolerance that will make Saskatchewan farmers more productive and profitable.
Saskatchewan has a reputation as a lea