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Diverse Field Crops Cluster: Crop Diversification for a Climate Resilient Agriculture

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #agriculture--With new federal and industry funding, the Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC) is focused on increasing environmental sustainability in Canada’s agriculture sector through innovative research on five crops: camelina, flax, carinata, mustard and sunflower. The federal government’s investment of up to $8.12 million ­­­in funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian...

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