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 Wheat and Barley Check-off (administered by the… Read More
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce funding for a new research initiative that will strengthen and advance public cereal breeding programs across Western Canada WGRF has approved Endowment Fund Directed Research Program funding of $38 Million dollars over the next five… Read More
Today, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) received a $1 million investment from Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for the College of Agriculture and Bioresources’ Phytotron Renewal Project
The phytotron is an indispensable tool in plant and soil science research and teaching in the… Read More
In Canada, the presence of fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) is used for grading wheat The level of FDK also provides an indication of mycotoxin contamination resulting from Fusarium graminearum, the main causal agent of fusarium head blight
Recent research results indicate a new strain of F… Read More