Sask Wheat commits nearly $1.7 million to collaborative wheat research

Jan 15, 2025

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed nearly $1.7 million which will support 17 research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2025. The Honourable Daryl Harrison, Minster of Agriculture, announced the funding of all crop-related ADF projects funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) at the Saskatchewan Crops Forum today.

“The funding support from federal and provincial governments for ADF projects means that Sask Wheat can focus on research priorities such as disease and insect pressure, weed management, fertilizer management, germplasm and trait development, and more,” said Sask Wheat board chair Jake Leguee. “These investments will help address growers’ concerns and improve profitability and competitiveness.”

Sask Wheat’s funding includes projects identified through the ADF intake process and funded by Sask Wheat in partnership with ADF and/or with other Prairie crop commissions. The approved projects include alternative mechanisms for resistance to wheat stem sawfly in wheat, kochia patch management in cereals using wheat straw, and accelerating CWRS wheat improvement with multi-trait rapid-cycle recurrent genomic selection.

The ADF is supported through Sustainable CAP, a five-year, $485-million investment by federal and provincial governments in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture. For more information on funded research projects please see Appendix A or visit saskwheat.ca.

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