WGRF-Member-Update-August-2023Download
New Strategic Plan
The WGRF Board approved a new Strategic Plan for 2023 to 2026 Over the next three years, WGRF plans to invest more than $35 million dollars into crop research and capacity with the goal to deliver significant gains for Western…
How stewardship practices balance productivity and emissions reduction
About six years ago, Dr Mario Tenuta kickstarted conversations with key stakeholders about how to promote 4R nutrient management The University of Manitoba soil scientist was interested in how the 4Rs – using fertilizer at…
How to create more resilient cropping systems
When covid threw Dr Maryse Bourgault a curveball, she found a new approach that reflects how she’s tackling her new role as WGRF Research Chair in Integrated Agronomy at the University of Saskatchewan “When I was hired in March 2020, I was fresh…
Linda Gorim knows there’s no substitute for firsthand experience It’s an approach she brings to every aspect of her role as Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) Research Chair in Cropping Systems at the University of Alberta – from the new undergraduate courses she developed to the…
WGRF is very excited to be sharing the results of the Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster (ICAC) The eight research activities outlined in this report range from soil health to herbicide resistance and climate change adaptation Other activities include coordination of crop insects and disease…
