Recent estimates of agricultural land on the Canadian prairies suggest that 1 million ha are affected by moderate to severe soil salinity. These areas are not suitable for seeding annual grain crops. Perennial forages have the potential to remediate saline soils through salt ion uptake, lowering the water table, improved soil biological activity, and weed […]

A disturbing number of aggregate pop-out cases have recently been observed in newly poured concrete throughout the City of Saskatoon. A “pop-out” is a small, often cone-shaped void in a horizontal concrete surface left after a near-surface aggregate particle has fractured. Aggregate pop-outs can accelerate the deterioration of concrete sidewalks and can result in safety […]

Standard Rail is one of the leading participants in the Rail Service industry. We place the highest importance on ensuring employee safety and delivering quality customer service and pride ourselves on high-quality railcar and locomotive services across North America. This project would give the company the financial resources to branch out its service portfolio and […]

Aurora Heat is an Indigenous and female-led organization that offers a variety of natural and reusable hand, foot, and body warmers. Since 2015, these wholly biodegradable warmers have captured the heart of customers looking to replace single-use and chemical-based products that are harmful to the environment. With thousands of customers across Canada, it has also […]

This project works with the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre to build upon tools and methodologies for organizations to make progress toward truth and reconciliation. This project will develop a business or social enterprise plan to scale up the existing truth and reconciliation work to meet growing demand from the community, seeking the objectives of accessibility […]

SARS-CoV-2 appears to be poised to become endemic, meaning that we can expect continuous risk of exposure to infection. Despite highly effective vaccines, people still become infected, and some people become severely ill. Antivirals that can reduce symptoms and decrease the levels and duration of infection can aid in reducing onward transmission of the virus. […]

After being bred, sows are commonly housed in individual stalls, which restricts their movement and impacts their well-being. For this reason, Canadian farmers are transitioning to housing sows in groups where sows have social interaction and greater movement. Groups can be formed right after breeding, with either a constant group (static: the same sows remain […]

Renewable hybrid power plants are in the research stages. We feel we are able to design a perpetual (24 hours, 7 days a week guaranteed) renewable power plant that can be easily dispatchable. The marketing development intern will be working on getting this project market ready. We are needing to create a website with supportive […]

During the proposed summer research project, the intern will be working together with researchers from the University of Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine and a Saskatoon-based engineering company, RMD Engineering. The intern will test the initial prototype of a novel cooling boot intended to reduce and maintain hoof temperature below 10oC (continuous digital hypothermia). […]

Salmonellosis is a significant concern to public heath. Salmonella contaminated food is the main source of human infections. Emergence of novel Salmonella serovars with increased pathogenic potential and multidrug resistance led the industry to look for better diagnostic tools for in-depth characterization of the organism. Moreover, rapid detection of Salmonella serovars prevalent in poultry industry […]

An increase in shrub cover over the past 50-80 years in Alberta foothills grasslands has reduced grazing capacity. The goal of this project is to document the changes in and causes of woody plant cover change on two large working ranches near Longview Alberta. Specific objectives are to use remote sensing techniques to document changes […]

The Agri-Food Process Improvement internship was developed to provide a holistic view into the aspects of food processing and manufacturing for undergraduate students in science based fields directly related to, or adjacent to, agricultural and food sciences (e.g., physical sciences, engineering). We believe that by increasing exposure into the possibilities of a career that has […]