Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have teamed up with the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon to fight local food insecurity.
The prototype was being shown in action at the University of Saskatchewan s Canadian Feed Research Centre in North Battleford Wednesday. Ritz and several others were on hand to announce federal funding covering a large portion of the cost for the centre to install the equipment, which has been in operation there for a short while. Agriculture in Canada is built on innovation, it s built on sound science and good research, and that s exactly what this type of system feeds into, said Ritz, who is MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster.
Infrared technology was hailed by those at the research centre as something that could revolutionize the way wheat, barley and durum are graded and sorted. Crude protein, moisture and density of grain, particle size and other aspects can be measured by infrared light, it was noted.