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Crop Progress: Corn Harvest at 90%, Sorghum 91%

Crop Progress: Corn Harvest at 90%, Sorghum 91%

For the week ending Nov. 14, 2021, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 8% very short, 27% short, 64% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 11% very short, 36% short, 52% adequate and 1% surplus.

Field Crops Report:

Corn harvested was 90%, behind 96% last year, but near 88% for the five-year average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2% very poor, 10% poor, 28% fair, 50% good and 10% excellent. Winter wheat emerged was 98%, near 95% last year and 97% average.

Sorghum harvested was 91%, behind 97% last year, but near 89% average.

Pasture and Range Report:

Pasture and range conditions rated 12% very poor, 18% poor, 54% fair, 14% good, and 2% excellent.

Source : unl.edu

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New research chair appointed to accelerate crop variety development

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Funded by Sask Wheat, the Wheat Pre-Breeding Chair position was established to enhance cereal research breeding and training activities in the USask Crop Development Centre (CDC) by accelerating variety development through applied genomics and pre-breeding strategies.

“As the research chair, Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk will design and deploy leading-edge strategies and technologies to assess genetic diversity for delivery into new crop varieties that will benefit Saskatchewan producers and the agricultural industry,” said Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn (PhD), dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at USask. “We are grateful to Sask Wheat for investing in USask research as we work to develop the innovative products that strengthen global food security.”

With a primary focus on wheat, Klymiuk’s research will connect discovery research, gene bank exploration, genomics, and breeding to translate gene discovery into improved varieties for Saskatchewan’s growing conditions.