Two new facilities are being built at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC).
The Harrington Plant Growth Facility, named after the well-known barley breeder James Harrington, and the Soil Science Field Facility will bolster important agricultural research and enhance training opportunities for students.
A portion of the Crop Science Field Lab is also being renovated to provide additional workspace for the Crop Development Centre. All the construction work will be done by July 2026, according to a USask news release.
The Growth Facility will “provide much-needed indoor growth room capacity for breeding programs” and expand “workspace capacity devoted to seed processing and storage as well as enhanced lab spaces for analyzing field samples.” The additional space will “improve efficiency and support research for many of the crop types essential to western Canadian producers.”
The Soil Science Field Facility will ” better equip USask soil scientists as they address agricultural issues related to soil health and sustainability, soil fertility and plant production, Indigenous agriculture, and environmental issues such as mitigation of climate change and its impact on agriculture.”
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