Brandon Research and Development Centre
The Brandon Research and Development Centre (Brandon RDC), located in Brandon, Manitoba, was established in 1886 by the Government of Canada under The Experimental Farm Station Act. It is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) network of 20 research and development centres.
The Centre is associated with one satellite location:
- The Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification in Portage la Prairie.
Areas of Research
Research at the Brandon RDC is focused on developing new and improved varieties of wheat, oats and barley, cereal genomics, sustainable and profitable crop production systems, and agro-ecosystems, soil and nutrient management, hydrology, agro-meterology.
The Centre has expertise in crop breeding and genetics, field and landscape-based resource management including soil, water, organic and inorganic nutrients, invasive plant species, rangeland, pasture, forages, and agroforestry.
Search Research projects from the Brandon Research and Development Centre to learn more about what we do.
Sector Needs
The Brandon RDC carries out innovative research, development, technology and knowledge transfer activities in support of AAFC's Strategic Plan for Science, which include:
Based on land suitability, efficient use of resources, and reduced production input costs, crop management strategies developed by scientists at Brandon RDC are enabling farmers to make informed decisions that help increase productivity and sustainability of their operations.
Developed new and improved wheat, oat and barley varieties for production in Western Canada. Research is also conducted to improve the efficiency of nutrient and water utilization and to develop integrated crop management practices that reduce the impact of insects, disease and weeds on oilseeds, cereals and pulses.
Meet our Scientists
Find out more about the scientists at Brandon Research and Development Centre through their profiles below.
You can also visit the Fields of Science campaign featuring 11 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists from coast to coast. Discover why they chose to pursue a career in agriculture and learn more about their research.

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Scientists and researchers


Publications
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K.D. Singh, S.D. Noble, P. Ravichandran, K. Halcro, R. Soolanayakanahally, J. Sangha, E. Brauer, K.T. Nilsen, O. Molina, H.S. Randhawa, R. Ortega Polo, C. Workman, S. Pahari, “Unmanned Ground Vehicle for High-throughput Phenotyping to Quantify Field Crops Characteristics”, NAPPN Annual Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, February, 2024 (Hybrid); https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.170008912.21420303/v1
2024 - View publication details
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Elizabeth Brauer, Doris Luckert, Stephanie Poncos, Hannah Morrison, Whynn Bosnich, Melodie Laniel, Martin Charette, Andrew Burt, James Tucker, Raja Khanal, Bahram Samanfar: Bacterial detection and induced immune responses in barley. Canadian Society of Plant Biologists(CSPB), 2023, Quebec City, Canada.
2023 - View publication details
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VanderZaag, A., Glenn, A., Balde, H. Manure methane emissions over three years at a swine farm in western Canada. IPCC EFDB, May 17, 2023. (Presentation)
2023 - View publication details
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The Building Better Barley Podcast Episode Exciting new varieties on the horizon, https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Qni9uJWiXlmX4BvBo1Zy9?go=1&sp_cid=f56f2daab073bfc1cd83a06e9f49ceff&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1
2023 - View publication details
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Steps towards microbiome-assisted barley breeding - invited seminar.
2023 - View publication details
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V. Weerasinghe, J.R. Tucker, A. Badea, W.G. D. Fernando, C. Wijekoon (2023 Jan 19-20) Effect of bacterial endophytes in mycotoxin production of barley. Rapid fire symposium at CCARM. Winnipeg (In person)- Oral presentation
2023 - View publication details
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http://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sites/agricultural-food-sciences/files/2022-11/MOHR%20-%20POSTER%20ABSTRACT.pdf
2022 - View publication details
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Bioactive Compounds In Barley_Final Research Report to the Funding Agency_December2022 - prepared by Badea and Wijekoon
2022 - View publication details
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Neupane A., Morrison M.J., Humphreys D.G., Cuthbert R., Knox R.,Griffiths S., Hawkesford M., Riche A., Hiebert C., Kumar S., Graf R.J. , Brauer E.K., Gahagan A.C., Hotte T., Tabori M., Wang X., McDonald E., Thomsen C., Nicoll J., Burt A.J. Multi-omics approaches for understanding yield and yield stability in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Joint annual meeting of Canadian Society of Agronomy and Canadian Weed Science Society CWSS-CSA, Halifax, Canada, November 14-17, 2022.
2022 - View publication details
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Agricultural Innovations (Volume V) https://collab.agr.gc.ca/br-dg/stb-dgst/Documents/Annual%20Publications/Agricultural%20Innovations%20Vol%20V.pdf
2022 - View publication details
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