WGRF News

Linda Gorim knows there’s no substitute for firsthand experience It’s an approach she brings to every aspect of her role as Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) Research Chair in Cropping Systems at the University of Alberta – from the new undergraduate courses she developed to the…

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WGRF is very excited to be sharing the results of the Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster (ICAC)  The eight research activities outlined in this report range from soil health to herbicide resistance and climate change adaptation Other activities include coordination of crop insects and disease…

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As crop plans are penciled out for the 2023 growing season, there’s a new resource for farmers and agronomists to build a more complete picture of the nutrient requirements of key crops grown across Western Canada Two University of Saskatchewan soil scientists have just put the finishing…

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WGRF Members Update April 2023

WGRF-Member-Update-April-2023Download 2023 Annual General Meeting The WGRF Annual Members’ Meeting was held in Saskatoon on April 4, 2023 The 2022 financial statements were audited by Lingard + Dreger LLP The auditor reported that the audit was clean and that there were no concerns with…

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WGRF Elects New Board Chair

At the first meeting of the new WGRF Board following the 2023 AGM, Laura Reiter of Radisson, Saskatchewan was elected as the new Chair of WGRF Kevin Auch of Carmangay, Alberta was re-elected as the Vice-Chair Laura Reiter, WGRF Board Chair “WGRF has a long history of funding research that…

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