WGRF News

Building Better Nutrient Knowledge

New spectrometers streamline soil research at University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Soil Science already sets the international standard for isotope tracing methods – a process used in agricultural research to trace and track the pathways of key soil…

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Through a continuing co-funding partnership with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and other producer commodity groups, WGRF is pleased to announce up to $27 Million of new funding for 22 crop-related research…

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Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce a $15,000 per year commitment for graduate scholarship funding at the University of British Columbia (UBC) The scholarship will be available for outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) whose…

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WGRF Commits $750,000 for New Research Building As part of its $32 million Capacity Initiative, WGRF is pleased to announce funding of $750,000 towards the establishment of an Advanced Agriculture Research Centre of Excellence at SARDA AG Research in Donnelly, Alberta SARDA Ag Research…

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WGRF Members Update August 2022

Wayne Thompson is the New WGRF Executive Director WGRF is pleased to announce that Wayne Thompson will be the new Executive Director of WGRF Thompson will replace Garth Patterson, who is retiring from the position in December 2022 after 11 years “We are pleased to welcome Wayne to his new…

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