“The recently signed Core Breeding Agreements between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition and the Canadian Barley Research Coalition represent a continued commitment to work together,” she said in a news release.
It’s a five-year commitment for plant breeding and genetic improvement.
Bibeau also reminded people that the federal government has put up $6.3 million for barley and $13.9 million for wheat research plus a new Barley Research Building at Brandon and renovations at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre.
