Research

Making every Manitoba Farmer member more productive and sustainable

Manitoba Crop Alliance’s research program invests in research that will make every Manitoba farmer member more productive and sustainable, providing data to help members make decisions for their operations. Investments will be made towards meaningful, independent research and valuable knowledge as outlined in our strategic plan. 

Our research priorities are identified each year by our farmer-led crop committees. MCA has four crop committees: wheat & barley, flax, sunflower and corn.

We address identified research priorities through collaboration in provincial and federal funding programs, and internal funding programs such as our Whole Farm Research program. In addition, we lead a Research on the Farm program and support numerous variety evaluation trials (e.g., Manitoba Corn Committee, Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team, Sunflower Variety Performance Trials), which provide unique opportunities for the creation of sound data that can help farmers make informed decisions for their operations.

We take pride in the role farmer members play in identifying research priorities and initiatives. If you are interested in contributing to discussions about research that could impact your farm, consider becoming a crop committee delegate!

 

General MCA research priorities include:

  • Variety development and genetic enhancement
  • Applied agronomy
  • Disease and pest management
  • Crop quality
  • Economics and farm profitability
  • Value-add opportunities

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Application and evaluation of genomic selection for improving FHB resistance and lowering DON accumulation in two-row malting barley

  • Start Date: 2015
  • Completion Date: 2019
  • Project Status: Completed

The research is anticipated to have an applied component that should assist barley breeders in developing FHB resistant germplasm. Increase in the development rate of resistant varieties and decrease in breeding expense would allow for quicker release of new varieties… Read More

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Influence of genotype, weather and crop management on gluten strength and the sustainability of CWRS as a premium wheat class on the prairies

  • Start Date: 2015
  • Completion Date: 2020
  • Project Status: Completed

This research is designed to test different factors of environmental impacts on CWRS wheat quality with a focus on gluten strength related measures Read More

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Low Cost Paper-Based Strip Tests for Detection of Mycotoxins in Grains

  • Start Date: 2020
  • Completion Date: 2023
  • Project Status: Ongoing

Benefits to MB Producers: Fungal diseases and mycotoxin contamination cost producers time and money. This will benefit the agricultural industry by helping their competitiveness locally and globally. The ability to screen samples quickly at the farm or grain elevator with minimal… Read More

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Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Fusarium Head Blight Infection in Spring Wheat

  • Start Date: 2019
  • Completion Date: 2022
  • Project Status: Completed

This project will aid in the understanding of any linkages between the use of plant growth regulators and Fusarium Head Blight infection. Read More

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Next Generation Fungicides – Translating dsRNA Technology from the Lab to the Field

  • Start Date: 2021
  • Completion Date: 2024
  • Project Status: Ongoing

This project will investigate the application of RNA-based fungicides to control major diseases of crops grown on the prairies, namely wheat and canola. This approach is based on proven research that has demonstrated that the application of RNA molecules directly… Read More

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