{"id":293475,"date":"2025-11-19T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/293475\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:03:07","slug":"canadian-barley-producers-back-next-gen-breeding-with-1-15m-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/293475\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Barley Producers Back Next-Gen Breeding With $1.15M Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) is pleased to announce an investment of $1,148,900 over three years in a Core Barley Breeding Agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). This producer-funded investment will support the development of new barley varieties with higher yields, stronger disease resistance, and improved agronomics to ensure the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of Canadian barley.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada\u2019s barley breeding efforts help to ensure farmers stay productive, and crops remain resilient to environmental challenges,\u201d said the Honourable Heath MacDonald, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. \u201cThis investment demonstrates how AAFC is driving innovation through collaboration with farmers.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The Core Barley Breeding Agreement ensures that farmers remain at the forefront of driving research priorities. By working with AAFC\u2019s world-class researchers, CBRC is helping deliver practical solutions and improved genetics that respond to evolving market and environmental demands.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cBarley farmers across Canada are directly supporting innovation through this investment,\u201d said Cody Glenn, Chair of the CBRC. \u201cImproved varieties mean better returns for producers, greater resilience in the face of disease and climate challenges, and a stronger value chain from farm to end-user.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>These efforts will support Canada\u2019s position as a global leader in crop development where barley is a vital crop for Canada, supporting the malting, brewing, feed, and food sectors. Continued investment in innovation ensures that Canadian barley maintains its reputation as a reliable, high-quality, and sustainable choice for both domestic and international markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) is pleased to announce an investment of $1,148,900 over three years in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,71900,56,44,13963,13964],"class_list":{"0":"post-293475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-featured-canada","11":"tag-industry","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-plant-breeding","14":"tag-seed-world-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}