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Cereal groups provide long-term funding for breeding programs
The five-year agreements support Ag Canada’s core breeding programs for wheat and barley
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta cereal growers, along with their Prairie counterparts, will be putting more than $24 million into development of new varieties over the next five years. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition — a collaboration of the three Prairie wheat commissions — has committed $22.6 million over five years to a core breeding agreement with Agriculture and […] Read more

Prairie wheat commissions to collaborate on research funding
The Prairie provinces’ three wheat commissions are set to take a team approach to research funding through a new not-for-profit body. The Alberta Wheat Commission, Sask Wheat and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association on Tuesday announced the formation of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) to “facilitate long-term investments aimed at improving profitability […] Read more