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Funding
We Need More Than Just Checkoff Dollars to Bring New Seed to Farmers
The funding landscape for seed development is more complicated than it used to be. While producer levies are crucial,...
Alberta Grains Bolsters WCI with $375,000 Contribution, New CFO Announced
Alberta Grains, in collaboration with the provincial government and industry partners, has announced substantial...
Western Crop Innovations Strikes Partnership with SeedNet
Western Crop Innovations (WCI) has marked an important first step in building new partnerships to invest in the future...
Feds Give Money to Create Canola Cluster
The Canadian government is giving over $9 million to the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) through the AgriScience...
B.C. Launches Program to Support New Farmers
New farmers in British Columbia can apply for financial support to grow their operations through the New Entrant Farm...
Feds Give $219 million for Drought Recovery in Western Canada
The federal government has allocated $219 million through the AgriRecovery Framework to support Western Canadian...
RDAR Invests in Three Genomics Projects
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has invested $2.4 million in three Accelerating Agriculture Innovation...
B.C. Funds Planning, Prep Work for Ag Emergencies
The British Columbia government is providing $20 million for the Food Security Emergency Planning and Preparedness...
WGRF Receives $4 million from Feds for Agronomy Research
Through the Canadian AgriScience Program – Clusters Component the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is...
FCC Supports Customers Impacted by Dry Conditions in Western Canada
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has announced that it is offering support to customers in British Columbia, Alberta,...
Agricultural Water Infrastructure Program to Help B.C. Farms
B.C.’s agricultural producers will have access to a new program to improve water management and supply for both crops...
British Columbia Looks to Support the Next Gen Workforce in Agriculture
British Columbia’s new workforce initiative will help to support its food and agriculture industry by recruiting and...
Alberta Credit Unions Launch Women in Ag Grant
Credit Unions of Alberta has launched a grant to support Alberta women working in agriculture, a June 22 news release...
Fraser Valley Farmers Receive $20 million for Flood Mitigation
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Farmers and communities in the Fraser Valley will...
Alberta Pulse Growers Invest $3 million to Reduce Root Rot Risk
The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission (APG) are investing $3 million over five years for research projects that reduce...
Feds Announce Funding for Grain Drying Projects
The federal government is giving more than $22.2 million to support for 45 new projects related to adopting more...
AFC Doles Out $11.49 million in Funding for 39 Research Projects
The Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) has awarded $11.49 million in funding to 39 research projects, a March 29...
Prairie Canola Groups Fund Five Research Projects
The three Prairie provincial canola grower associations will be funding five new research projects focusing on...
RDAR Provides Funds for Alberta RVT Program
RDAR, the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and Alberta Oat Growers Commission are making a $782,400...