In recent years, the agricultural community has expressed concerns about the status of capacity for crop-related research in Western Canada. WGRF heard these concerns and has committed $32 million to accelerate and expand crop research.

Phase 1 of this initiative was focused on expanding human resources. WGRF supported the Universities of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in their vision to establish Research Chairs.

In 2019, WGRF initiated Phase 2 of its capacity-building initiative, a competitive, proposal-based process to expand the tools (infrastructure and tangible assets) necessary to accelerate crop research for the benefit of field crop farmers in Western Canada.

In total, twenty-four Phase 2 Capacity Initiative applications were approved by WGRF. Additional Capacity funding announcements will be made in the coming months.

WGRF Commits $750,000 for New Research Building
WGRF Commits $2.8 Million for Ag Research Capacity at U of M
WGRF Approves $3.3 Million To Enhance Capacity at AAFC
WGRF Commits $500,000 for U of S Insect Research Facility
WGRF Invests $253,000 at Farming Smarter
WGRF Funding Agronomy Research Capacity in Saskatchewan
WGRF Approves $288,550 for Equipment at the University of Alberta
WGRF Approves Funding for Increased Research Capacity in Northern Sask.
WGRF Approves $266,942 for Chinook Applied Research Association
WGRF Approves $300,000 for New Agronomy Centre in Northern Alberta
WGRF Approves Funding to Expand Capacity at Parkland College
WGRF COMMITS $284,000 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BRETON PLOTS

For more information, please contact:
Lisa Jategaonkar M.Sc. AAg
Research Program Manager
Western Grains Research Foundation
LisaJategaonkar@wgrf.ca