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2018-07-01
This is a 5-part series of short videos that introduce student practitioners to a companion case study booklet. It has been developed as part of a research collaboration led by the University of Alberta for a technology stewardship short course at the Postgraduate Institute for Agriculture at...
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Fall 2020
Effective wildlife management involves understanding the population status and habitat of the species in question, as well as human interests in management decisions. Human dimensions are complicated - African wildlife topics often spark international interest in addition to local concerns. Most...
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Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Agronomic Traits and Disease Resistance in a Canadian Spring Wheat Mapping Population
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Due to reduced genotyping costs and high-throughput technologies, marker assisted selection has become a valuable tool for plant breeders, allowing for identifying traits of interest in screened germplasm. Marker assisted selection requires the identification of stable, and consistent...
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Making a Place at the Table: Examining the Impact and Influence of Women in Agricultural Leadership in the Canadian Prairies
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Since the first days of cultivation of the land, women have played an essential role in the development of agriculture of the Canadian prairies. Over the past 150 years, as prairie agriculture has undergone a range of socio-cultural, economic and technical changes, so too have the roles,...
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT POLICY: HOW DOES CANADA COMPARE WITH OTHER OECD MEMBERS?
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As an avid consumer of natural resources, agriculture is a major source of environmental harm, but it is also seen as a potential contributor to its mitigation, indicating that environmental measures on agriculture could have positive impacts. In this work we categorize the environmental...
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2020-10-01
Three months after Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018, China decided to stop purchasing canola from two major Canadian canola exporters -- Richardson and Viterra. Most mainstream media sources identify the canola embargo as a political issue, whereby Beijing is...
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Case study of a school-based agriculture program and its impact on student learning and the school community
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Rural schools in Alberta face unique challenges such as decreased funding linked to declining enrollment, obstacles in attracting and retaining teachers, and difficulty providing diverse programs. Despite such challenges, many rural schools have proven sustainable and resilient. Through...