They are continuing to financially address the potential problems of the Carbon Footprint, and the risk of Root Rot.
The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission has invested $500,000 into research initiatives concerning those challenges.
The investment piggy-backs the $6 Million Dollar for the Pea Climate-Efficient project which develops a preferred rotation crop.
Earlier this year, the Pulse Growers spent $3 million dollars over the next five years in this project, which could potentially be matched by other funding sources.
The goal of the four-year endeavour is to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada’s food production systems by building their resiliency, environmental sustainability, and economic growth potential.
The Chair of the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission is Shane Strydhorst…
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