Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) is pleased to share the completed Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA) Research Report (2018-2023). Projects within the report addressed soybean and corn research across Canada, and oat research in eastern Canada. The CFCRA Research Report summarizes the highlights and achievements from each of the thirteen projects supported by the CFCRA. MPSG is focussed on the achievements of projects to improve soybean.
In collaboration with soybean grower organizations from across Canada and the Government of Canada’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) Agriscience Program, MPSG provided funding to four projects listed in the report under “Soybean Cluster”. Over five years, MPSG contributed $469,193 in funding towards the Soybean Cluster. Total funding for this cluster totaled $3,633,441. The projects funded in-part by MPSG include, Short Season Food Type Soybean Breeding, Meeting the Soybean Protein Meal Standard in Western Canada, A New Method for Precise and Reproducible Phenotyping of Phythophthora sojae Isolates in Soybean and Strategies for Effective and Durable Management of Phytophthora and Root Rot Complexes of Soybean. An exceptional highlight from the soybean projects was the development of a method to detect Phytophthora root rot, which was accomplished at AAFC-Brandon. The same project confirmed the pathogen is widespread in Manitoba and should be constantly monitored for flare ups.
“Collaborating with soybean grower organizations from different regions of Canada is a great opportunity to solve the common problems soybean farmers across the country face,” said MPSG Chair, Melvin Rattai. “Working together allows us to maximize our resources and gain valuable knowledge from each other.”
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