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The University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre Presentation to Sask Flax Development Commission Dorothy Murrell

Crop Development Centre. The University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre Presentation to Sask Flax Development Commission Dorothy Murrell Managing Director, CDC January 12, 2009. Crop Development Centre. The Crop Development Centre is a field crop research organization

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The University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre Presentation to Sask Flax Development Commission Dorothy Murrell

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  1. Crop Development Centre The University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre Presentation to Sask Flax Development Commission Dorothy Murrell Managing Director, CDC January 12, 2009

  2. Crop Development Centre The Crop Development Centre is a field crop research organization which seeks to improve economic returns for farmers and the agriculture industry of western Canada by improving existing crops, creating new uses for traditional crops, and developing new crops.

  3. Crop Development Centre Or: all great ideas boil down to hard work.

  4. Crop Development Centre History of CDC • Began in 1971 at the U of S with funding from National Research Council and Saskatchewan Agriculture • Core group in 70s included Ron Bhatty, Larry Gusta, Al Slinkard, Gordon Rowland, Brian Fowler, John Burdall, Brian Rossnagel • Formed to provide long term and continuous genetic improvement to the farmers of Saskatchewan • Focused on existing and new crop development, with a strong agronomic and extension component • Has continued to the present day on SMA base funding, funding from private and public sources, & infrastructure support from U of S

  5. Sabine Banniza Pulse pathologist Pierre Hucl Bread wheat & canaryseed breeder Curt McCartney Cereal pathologist Curtis Pozniak Durum & high yielding wheat breeder Gordon Rowland Flax breeder Brian Rossnagel Barley and oat breeder Tom Warkentin Pea breeder Bunyamin Tar’an (SPG) Chickpea breeder Bert Vandenberg (AFIF Chair) Lentil and bean breeder CDC Scientists Crop Development Centre

  6. Kirstin Bett (U of S) Bean breeder Bob Bors (U of S) Small fruit breeder Ravi Chibbar (Canada Research Chair) Genomics, Carbohydrates Bruce Coulman (U of S) Forage breeder Brian Fowler (U of S) Winter wheat breeder Bryan Harvey (Prof. Emeritus) Six-row barley breeder Rick Holm (U of S) Weed Scientist Mike Nickerson (SMA Research Chair) Protein Quality & Utilization Xiao Qiu Lipids Martin Reaney (SMA Research Chair) Lipids Graham Scoles (U of S) Molecular Geneticist Steve Shirtliffe (U of S) Agronomist Bob Tyler (U of S) Grain Scientist Related Scientists Crop Development Centre

  7. Crop Development Centre CDC General Breeding Goals • High yield • Disease resistance • Appropriate maturity • Lodging resistance • End-use quality to meet industry standards • Specialty traits

  8. Crop Development Centre CDC Outputs • Varieties • Germplasm • Technology • Basic research and pre-breeding • Training – undergraduate and graduate programs, technical • Technology transfer

  9. Crop Development Centre “Partnership: • the relationship between two or more people or organizations that are involved in the same activity • cooperation between people or groups working together • an organization formed by two or more people or groups who work together for some purpose • a company set up by two or more people who put money into the business and share the financial risks and profits”

  10. Crop Development Centre CDC Partnerships • Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture base funding of 21.5% • Other funding from: • ADF, NSERC, Genome Prairie, CFI, U of S • Sask Pulse Growers, WGRF, SFDC, SCDC, SODC; Ducks Unlimited, Alberta Pulse Growers • BASF, Brandt Industries, CanOat, Canterra Seeds, Cargill, FP Genetics, Grain Millers, Morris Industries, Paterson Grain, Parrish & Heimbecker, Prairie Malt, Quaker, Sapporo, SeCan, Viterra • 40:40:20 ratio

  11. Crop Development Centre Flax • Flax • A strong western Canadian success story • 40% of world production • $300 million to farm gate annually • CDC Program • 70% of acres • CDC Vimy, CDC Bethune, CDC Sorrel • CDC Bethune $472 million 2003-07 • Long term partnerships with growers, seed companies, provincial government

  12. Crop Development Centre Flax • New developments • Increased focus on basic science: molecular mapping and marker development for seed quality, straw fibre and agronomic traits • A search for yield • Specialty oil breeding – high oleic, high and low linolenic acids • Herbicide tolerance discussion • All based on research and funding partnerships across institutional and political boundaries

  13. Crop Development Centre Flax Partnerships • Research and breeding projects are all based on partnerships across institutional, sector and political boundaries • Sask Flax Development Commission • SeCan • NAFGEN (ABIP) • NAPGEN (PBI) • TUFGEN (Genome Canada)

  14. Flax Opportunities Crop Development Centre • Maintain and increase the economic value of western Canada’s flax industry • Oil • Fibre • Nutraceutical / functional • Food and Feed

  15. Flax Challenges Crop Development Centre • Agronomics – yield, weed control • Local and global competition • Adhoc Project Funding • Slow decision making • Administrative burden and cost

  16. Crop Development Centre CDC Grains Innovation Lab

  17. Crop Development Centre Crop Development Centre Creating superior genetics for western Canadian farmers

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