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…
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…
“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…
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%…
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…
