As part of its ongoing $32 million Capacity Initiative, the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce its investment of $7 million towards critical facility improvements at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources for the Crop Development Centre (CDC) and Department of Soil Science.

These state-of-the-art improvements will replace outdated spaces and provide much-needed research capacity expansion.

Key features of the CDC improvements include:

• The new Harrington Plant Growth Facility providing critical indoor plant growth rooms for breeding programs and pathology research.
• New lab spaces for researchers

Key features of the new Soil Science Field Facility include:

• Improved efficiency for soil research with modern facilities.
• Plant processing, plant drying, plant threshing rooms and workshop spaces

“This investment aligns with WGRF’s commitment to increase research capacity and support the development of innovative solutions for agriculture,” said Laura Reiter, WGRF Board Chair. “The new facilities will enable the CDC and the Department of Soil Science to better serve western Canadian farmers.”

The Harrington Plant Growth Facility and Soil Science Field Facility will accommodate research on several crop types, including wheat, barley, canary seed, chickpea, durum, dry bean, faba bean, flax, perennial forages, lentil, oat, and pea and support research for soil health, soil fertility, and plant production.

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For more information, contact:

Wayne Thompson, Executive Director
WayneThompson@wgrf.ca
(306) 975-2081