WGRF News

Through a co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is excited to announce $44 million of new funding for 34 crop-related research projects WGRF funds variety development and crop research…

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The Canadian Transportation Agency issued Decision No 451-R-2014 on December 18, 2014 ruling that the revenues of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) are under its maximum revenue entitlement and that the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has exceeded its maximum revenue entitlement for…

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Western Grain Research Foundation (WGRF) is planning to invest over $18 million dollars into field crop research in 2015 The WGRF Board recently passed its 2015 Budget at a Board Meeting on November 19, 2014 in Saskatoon “WGRF is the largest producer funder of crop research in Canada,” said…

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In collaboration with several Western Canadian producer crop commodity organizations, the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) commissioned a study by Toma and Bouma Management Consultants to evaluate agronomy research capacity in Western Canada  This project provides an inventory (capital…

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Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) would like to thank Minister Ritz and the Government of Canada for their continued partnership and investment in research and development Today’s announcement of  $216 million for a Systems Approach to Crop Sustainability on behalf of Agriculture…

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