The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), and the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) announced a combined total investment of $3,582,992 over four years for a world-leading, Saskatchewan-based research project focused on advancing wheat… Read More
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) today announced a $5 million dollar investment into three applied genomics research projects in lentil, wheat and soybean These projects were selected for funding under Genome Canada’s 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition Genomics and… Read More
“Western Grains Research Foundation experienced a tremendous amount of growth this past year,” said Dave Sefton Board Chair “In 2014 WGRF invested over $133 million in variety development and field crop research As producers we should all be very proud of this investment in the future of our… Read More
The federal government annually provides a Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit to producers offering them money back on their check-off investments
The tax credit percentage for producers who contributed to the western wheat and barley check-off in 2014 are: 74%… Read More
Wheat and barley check-off based producer organizations in western Canada have formed a Working Group to explore options for producer involvement in wheat and barley variety development The Working Group has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to engage a consultant to assist in the exploration of… Read More
