More than $12-million in federal and provincial funding has been announced for crop research.
Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister, David Marit explains that the research projects are in a variety of fields of study, including herbicide resistance, pest control, and crop breeding.  More specifically, one of the topics is developing a weed control system for herbicide resistant wild oat in wheat, and another is improving protein and seed quality in peas.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the Liberal government is investing in programs that support innovative and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector, so farmers, producers and businesses can compete globally.