Equity, Diversity and Inclusion & Plant Breeder's Rights & WGRF Priorities
Hello everyone,
A few things of interest for the research community:
- Attached is a slide deck from NSECR on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Research. It is insightful and informative, with good information on the benefits of improving EDI in research settings.
- Please plan to attend a special edition of Shop Talk with Sheri – a Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) webinar on “Working with PBR Protected Varieties in a Research Setting”, August 9th at 9:00am. For each trial cooperator running Alberta Regional Variety Trials, we request that at least one staff member attend this important information session. All are welcome regardless of involvement in regional trials. Registration info can be found at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qVbZpS2-SSCv6JHrA8SHIw.
- Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) recently completed a report on cross cutting production issues impacting western Canadian crops. This report will help shape research priorities. A link to this report can be found below.
I hope you find these resources informative. If you have colleagues, students or other contacts that may benefit from this Shop Talk with Sheri newsletter, please pass along my coordinates and ask them to contact me to be added to my email list. Enjoy your summer and feel free to reach out with any questions.
Sincerely,
Sheri Strydhorst, MSc PhD,
Agronomy Research Specialist