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AgriClaim
AgriClaim is a plant breeders’ rights agent in Canada and UPOV countries. AgriClaim facilitates PBR application and DUS trials/ testing in Canada. The organization specializes in both indoor and field DUS testing of variety of plant species ranging from field crops to horticultural plants.
Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience offers Canadian farmers a wide choice of solutions with an integrated product portfolio of crop protection products, seed treatment technologies and plant biotechnology.
Viterra
As global demand for agricultural commodities in food, animal feed, fibre and bio-fuels continues to grow, Viterra is well-positioned to meet this demand with the strength to compete globally. The company owns and operates Canada’s largest grain handling network.
Podcast Episode 2: Bioenergy Researcher
 Soil to Sky: Bioenergy Researcher: Play Now
February 2008: We spoke with Tanya McDonald, a researcher at Olds College. She’s on the leading edge of biofuels and bioenergy research in Alberta and she told us about how she chose her career, what she does, and why she loves it. Listen now!
Norwest Labs
Norwest Labs is a full-service analytical testing laboratory. They have 12 locations around the world with nine labs located in Canada. Norwest Labs provide a comprehensive list of agriculture, food, environment and energy testing services.
University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Biotechnology
Students enrolled in the Agricultural Biotechnology program are offered the opportunity to study agriculture in lab-extensive programs that provide excellent practical experience with special emphasis on issues, research, and courses related and relevant to agriculture.
Lethbridge Research Centre
The Lethbridge Research Centre is the largest agricultural research establishment within the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The Lethbridge Research Centre’S (LRC) research is focused in the areas of environmental health, bioproducts and bioprocesses, food safety and nutrition, and sustainable production systems.
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
AgrEvo Canada is an agricultural biotech company which produces plants “designed” with certain characteristics such as resistance to herbicides, insects, and disease. But the challenge in producing such plants is not only scientific. All these plants must pass the many safety and utility tests national governments set out to protect consumers, a process which requires a constant exchange of information between the company and the governments.
Patent Agent
What are bacteria worth? Proteins? DNA sequences? In the biotechnology field, the figure might be in the millions of dollars. Bacteria, proteins and DNA can all be used to create products such as new drugs or medicines that can be very profitable for a company.
Agriculture Communications Manager
Take an onion and crush it. What do you get? At a place called SABIC (Saskatchewan Agricultural Biotechnology Information Centre), by adding a few simple ingredients, you get the onion’s DNA. The onion-crushing experiment is part of SABIC’s programme to educate people about biotechnology.
Research and Development Manager
Back in 1970s, greenhouse growers in British Columbia began to realise that some of the chemical pesticides they were using were dangerous. They called Agriculture Canada, who started looking for alternatives. Agriculture Canada handed the problem over to Don Elliott, an entomologist (insect scientist). Don is an expert in developing beneficials, insects that act as natural pesticides themselves by killing insects that eat commercially-grown plants and vegetables. They are possibly the most environmentally friendly pesticides on the planet!
Research and Development Lab Manager
David Cameron makes his living from yeast. He doesn’t bake bread or brew beer. He helps a company called Tembec Inc. use yeast to create alcohol from wood.
Research and Development Lab Assistant
A passion for plants, developed as a young girl working for relatives in a nursery, led Julie Brais to choose a biotechnology career. Today, she works as a research technician for Performance Plants, a company working on projects such as improving crops’ cold and frost resistance and genetically altering them to increase their yield.
EMD Crop BioScience
EMD Crop BioScience is the world’s leading developer of crop-enhancing products. The company takes a lead role in researching, developing and commercializing technologies that improve plant health. Bioscience that focuses on yield enhancement is helping to boost agricultural productivity worldwide.
Animal Health Technologist
Many Animal Health Technologists will be found working in a private veterinary clinic where they generally enjoy a variety of responsibilities. However, because of the diversity of training and skills, an Animal Health Technologist may be employed in many other areas of the animal health industry
BioTalent Canada
The BioTalent Canada is Canada’s leading source for human resource information and biotechnology skills development. BioTalent Canada research, reports, courses, employment bank, and programs promote careers, assist companies with human resource issues, and encourage continuing education within the industry.
Biotechnology Research Institute
The Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council Canada (NRC-BRI) is the largest Canadian research facility devoted to biotechnology. Located in Montreal, the Institute promotes, assists and conducts leading-edge research and development in the fields of health, bioprocess and environment.
Ag-West Bio
Ag-West Bio works to create value in agriculture, food, health and bio-based industries through leadership in the application of science & technology for the benefit of Saskatchewan people.
Permolex International
Permolex International L.P. is an emerging global leader in the production of ethanol and other bio-fuel products from multiple feedstocks.
Canadian Weed Science Society
The Canadian Weed Science Society is a vibrant national society dedicated to the study and understanding of weeds and invasive plant species, and their impact on the agricultural landscape. This website is designed to inform CWSS members and interested parties of the activities of the Society, and to disseminate weed science knowledge across Canada and beyond.
Canadian Society of Animal Science
The mission of the Canadian Society of Animal Science is to facilitate the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in animal science for the benefit of society.
Canadian Society BioEngineering
The Canadian Society BioEngineering (CSBE) is the Canadian society for engineering in agricultural, food, environmental, and biological systems.
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Programs within the Faculty focus on three major resources: the natural resource including soil and water; the biological resource, including animals, crops and forests; and the human resource, including individuals and communities. Our strength comes from our diversity and our depth in both the natural and social sciences. We are different from any other faculty in the country and clearly “More than you expect”.
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More Than You Think!
The agriculture and food industry has a lot more opportunity than you might have imagined including careers in production and processing, and also science, technology, and all sorts of management roles. Our Career Profiles directory is also packed with lots of useful information and features to help you find the right kind of career for you.
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