Closure not welcome - Pictured is the entrance to the Indian Head Research Farm, one of seven facilities the federal government announced they intend to close. The historic Saskatchewan site, established in 1887, has played a key role in crop, soil and seed research for more than a century. (Sarah Pacio/Grasslands News)

Scientists, politicians and agriculture industry leaders are speaking out against Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s decision to close research facilities in Saskatchewan and across the country. On Jan. 22, AAFC notified employees that it would be closing research and development centres in Guelph, Ont.; Quebec City, Que.; and Lacombe, Alta.; and satellite research farms in Indian […]

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