BASF Makes Large Investment At USask

Another sizable investment in the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan from BASF.  

 

Last week, it was announced BASF was making a $100,000 investment at the facility, with the money going towards a newly enhanced breeding facility. The facility will drive genetic gain by reducing cycle time and increasing early generation selection.  

 

The announcement is the latest in over $12 million dollars invested by BASF at the University of Saskatchewan over the past 25 years. Some of the other recent investments include $125,000 in the Pulse Crop Field Lab and $200,000 to the Grain Innovation Lab. 

 

“The partnership of CDC and BASF is one of the longest-standing public-private partnerships in Canadian agriculture. It has played a vital role in enabling CDC to 2 deliver on its mandate to improve economic returns for farmers and the agriculture industry of western Canada,” said CDC Director Curtis Pozniak in the written release. “BASF’s investments in CDC have enabled a range of new crop-breeding innovations, and with today’s announcement, our relationship is set to continue long into the future.” 

 

“It has been a great privilege to work in partnership with CDC to deliver some of the most innovative developments in agriculture over the last quarter-century. This latest investment in CDC facilities will enhance its plant breeding programs as well as the applicability and impact of student research – research that ultimately strengthens the sustainability and long-term profitability of growers and their farm operations across the country,” said Jeff Bertholet, manager of Technical Service for BASF Agricultural Solutions in Canada.