Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.

“The research WGRF is investing in is intended to provide farmers with new tools to improve profitability on the farm,” said WGRF board chair Laura Reiter in a Jan. 13 news release.

These projects aim to create crop varieties that can better withstand challenges in the field, focusing on improving resistance to diseases and insects, and developing useful new traits for farmers.

All of these projects align with the organization’s research priorities, said WGRF executive director Wayne Thompson.

“The funding will work toward the priorities of WGRF to support research that will lead to new crop varieties and management practices,” Thompson said in the release.

Funding is a joint effort between WGRF; Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund, which includes federal funding through the Sustainable CAP agreement; and producer groups.

The WGRF website will share the full list of funded projects once all the research contracts are finished.

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