Agricultural research, innovation, and commercialization: drivers of a resilient future

Farming is certainly not without its challenges; however, research, innovation, science and technology create tangible tools and resources that will help farmers and producers overcome some of the challenges facing the industry.

Senator Rob Black of the Canadian Senators Group is shown here in Willow Creek, Alta., while on a study for the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry’s soil health study in August 2023. Last year, he introduced Bill S-230, the National Strategy for Soil Health Act. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Opinion

BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK

March 5, 2026

Agricultural research and innovation are intertwined, and are fundamental to the competitiveness and resiliency of the Canadian agriculture sector. Yet, in January, the federal government announced the closure of three Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research and developmen...

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