Funding Priority Research Areas
Based on consultations with producers, industry and researchers in western Canada WGRF has identified six important research areas to support with the Endowment Fund. WGRF will consider funding for projects that align within these six priority areas:
- Agronomy: Cropping systems and fertility research for significant western Canadian crops.
- Variety Development: Pre-breeding and breeding research for significant western Canadian crops.
- Minor Crop Development: Breeding and agronomy research for minor or new western Canadian crops.
- Crop Utilization: Utilization research on western Canadian crops with the potential to provide significant benefit to producers.
- Crop Risk Management: Monitoring, forecasting and control of diseases, weeds and insects in cropping systems.
- Post Harvest Management: Post harvest handling and storage research, and its impact on grain quality (e.g. ochratoxins) and storage costs of western Canadian crops.
Effective 2012, WGRF established relationships with provincial agriculture funding bodies in western Canada and other producer commodity groups to review proposals submitted to these organizations and co-fund projects in these priority areas. Researchers interested in applying for funding, please visit the individual websites below for application and funding details.
Agri-Food Research & Development Initiative (ARDI) in Manitoba
Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in Saskatchewan
Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) in Alberta
If you have questions or would like more information about WGRF’s funding process please contact:
Wayne Thompson
Research Program Manager
(306) 975-0207
WayneThompson@westerngrains.com
Joelle Harris, PAg
Research Program Manager
(306) 975-1230
JoelleHarris@westerngrains.com
Gina Feist, B.Sc., MBA
Research Program Manager
(306) 975-0201
GinaFeist@westerngrains.com