U of S Awarded More Than $2 Million for Agricultural Research
Posted February 12, 2003
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NOTE: The following release was amended February 19, 2003. The headline and
first paragraph should read as follows:
U of S Awarded Close to $2 Million for Agricultural Research
Today the University of Saskatchewan was awarded close to $2 million by the
Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) for new agricultural
research with potential to help revitalize the provincial rural economy.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- 10:30 a.m. February 12, 2003
Prepared by Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization
U of S Awarded More Than $2 Million for Agricultural Research
Today the University of Saskatchewan was awarded more than $2 million by the
Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) for new agricultural
research with potential to help revitalize the provincial rural economy.
The 18 wide-ranging projects include developing an anti-pneumonia vaccine
for cattle, a mushroom-based product for hypertension relief, a flax product
as an alternative to plastic, more tender bison meat, and blight prevention
in chickpeas.
"These innovative projects will advance Saskatchewan agricultural research
in critical areas of food safety and animal and human health, leading to
very practical benefits for producers," said Pierre Hucl, U of S
Co-ordinator of Agricultural Research.
The new money is part of a $3.12-million investment for 35 projects across
the province announced today by Clay Serby, Saskatchewan's Deputy Premier
and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization.
"The Government of Saskatchewan has long recognized that funding new RandD
projects is one of the best ways to ensure that our provincial economy is
capable of efficiently expanding to meet new opportunities," said Serby.
"Today I am very pleased to demonstrate our continuing commitment to
agricultural research and development in Saskatchewan."
Projects at the U of S will include studies at the Crop Development Centre,
the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Veterinary Infectious
Disease Organization (VIDO).
Other projects will take place at the Prairie Swine Centre, the Prairie
Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Humboldt, and the Wheatland
Conservation Association near Swift Current.
ADF support for five of the projects is being matched by the Saskatchewan
Pulse Growers for research related to beans, chickpeas and lentils. Other
ADF-supported research includes the first project in Canada that will
analyze the potential of wheat-based by-products from ethanol production for
swine, and new product developments from flax straw.
Proposed projects are reviewed and selected by the ADF Board of Directors.
Deadlines for ADF project applications are May 15th and November 15th each
year. For details about ADF applications, contact the Agriculture Research
Branch in Regina at 787-6566 or in Saskatoon at 933-5094.
Download U of S Approved Projects List (MS Word)
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For more information, contact:
Kathryn Warden
Research Communications Officer
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2506
Dr. Abdul Jalil
Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization, Regina
(306) 787-5960
