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Why Diversify?

Diverse Field Crops Cluster Industry Day

 

Learn about DFCC research!

The Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC) is an agri-science cluster whose purpose is to support the research and development of high-potential, special crops: flax, camelina, canary seed, sunflower, hemp, quinoa and mustard.

Diversifying the cropping mix will help extend rotations, break disease and pest cycles, and insulate producers from the volatility of commodity price cycles.

DFCC research activities are wide-ranging, including genomics research, variety development, sensory evaluation for food products, and much more.

The DFCC Industry Day will showcase the 16 different DFCC activities on seven crops, presented by the lead researchers.

This is a hybrid event

Lunch, snacks, coffee included

Everyone is welcome!


AGENDA:

8:30am Doors Open | 9:00am Program | 5:00pm Networking at Boffins


SPEAKERS:

Introduction by Carol Ann Patterson, DFCC Project Manager
 
Michael Dutcheshen
Quinoa variety development for Canada
 
Taylor Richards & Scarlett Burron
Safety and efficacy of camelina oil for regulatory approval
 
Bunyamin Tar'an
Development of flax cultivars for Western Canada
 
Christina Eynck
Development of improved varieties of camelina for the Canadian prairies
AND Industrial carinata varieties for Canadian prairies
 
Katherine Stanley
Development of long-type confection sunflower hybrids
 
Bifang Cheng & Howard Love
Germplasm and variety development of condiment mustard for improved yield and maturity
 
James Frey
High performance hemp varieties for end markets
 
Lamia L'Hocine & Steve Cui
Functionality of mustard protein, mucilage and fibre for food industry
 
Bunyamin Tar'an
Genomics and molecular markers to identify resistance genes in flax
 
Jan Slaski
Hemp and propensity for heavy metal accumulation
 
Mervin St.Luce
Diverse crops in cereal/canola/pulse rotations
 
Kees Plaizier
Efficacy of hemp as a dairy cattle feed
 
Axel Diederichsen
Flax and cadmium-assessing genetic diversity and environment impact
 
Lovemore Malunga
Storage, functionality and sensory evaluation of food grade canary seed

 

Diverse Field Crops Cluster Industry Day

  • Wednesday Dec 07 2022, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Candle-Span Room, The Atrium
    Innovation Place, 111 Research Drive
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Canada
    S7N 3R2