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Register now for the Canadian Greenhouse Excellence Network Summit!

What: Canadian Greenhouse Excellence Network Summit

When: February 14, 2023

Where: Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa

This full-day event is for Canadian greenhouse vegetable growers, allied industry, academia, government policy makers and elected officials to identify common challenges, propose solutions, and forge new opportunities at the intersection of energy, food production, and the environment.

A report from the CGEN national conversation will be provided, alongside other keynote presentations.

The discussion and afternoon workshop, facilitated by Intersol Group, will generate ideas, stakeholder alignment, prioritization and next steps in CGEN strategic planning and capacity building.

Click here to register and find all of the details on this exciting event!

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Developing disease resistance in new wheat varieties

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Dr. Colin Hiebert, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Morden, is focused on developing new tools that wheat breeders can use to improve, diversify and strengthen disease resistance in new wheat varieties. This includes new genomic tools that address resistance to five diseases including: Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, stripe rust, stem rust and common bunt.

Learn more about how research conducted at AAFC-Morden will impact wheat variety development, production and profitability for the future. This research is part of the Canadian National Wheat Cluster and funding is provided through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Grains, Sask Wheat, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Western Grains Research Foundation and Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance.