Staff in the Crop production branch are involved with Manitoba Crop variety Evaluation Trials (MCVET). MCVET serves as an independent third-party crop variety evaluation program for producers and the seed industry in Manitoba. MCVET committee oversees the production of an annual variety performance report known as “Seed Manitoba”. Under the MCVET program we conduct variety testing in Peas, Soybeans, and edible beans. In addition conduct protein analysis on peas and soybeans.

Breeding of novel, adapted dryland crops for Manitoba's environment
Evaluation of advanced breeding lines (yield, disease, quality) for adaptation to western Canadian growing conditions
Post harvest quality assessment via NIR, lab assays

Work with Precision Agriculture, genomics, breeding related technologies.