WesternGrains.com
Title
Western Grains Research Foundation
Description
About WGRF
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is a farmer funded and directed organization set up to fund research that directly benefits Prairie farmers. The Foundation administers an Endowment Fund and the Wheat and Barley Check-off Funds. Annual research funding is $4 to $5 million.
Farmers get results in the form of superior new wheat and barley varieties, and a range of new technology to improve production and support Canada's competitiveness.
Farmer funded
The Foundation was started in 1981 by 12 distinct agricultural organizations to manage the Endowment Fund, which began the same year. The Wheat and Barley Check-off Funds was added for the 1993-94 crop year. Today, the Foundation is made up of 18 widely diverse agricultural organizations and is one of Canada's major examples of a worldwide trend - farmers funding research.
Languages
English
Contact
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