Sponsors
This project is supported by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) program which was made possible through bilateral agreements between the federal government and the Manitoba government.
Warburtons is our major industry sponsor, supporting this project through its cash support and substantial in‐kind technical support including costs of labor, as well as costs in the equipment and machinery in-kind category.
MCA is one of the major sponsors of this project, as it believes that the knowledge emerging from this research will help Manitoba wheat sector provide Canadians and the world with high quality wheat with minimum food safety implications.
As the largest producer of CWRS wheat, Saskatchewan will be benefited the most from this research, and so SWDC is generously supporting this project through its financial sponsorship of our research.
AWC is fully aware of the importance of asparagine research, and has been supporting this project from the outset. The results of this research on free asparagine content of CWRS and other hard spring wheat varieties will be beneficial for Alberta wheat sector as the second largest producer of CWRS wheat.
As a Canadian provider of seeds, FP Genetics is committed to bring the best cereal varieties to Western Canadian farmers, and so is contributing to the accomplishment of this project through financial support of our research.
SeCan is the largest supplier of seeds to Canadian farmers, and so recognizes the importance of this research for Canadian wheat sector, and thus supports this project via financial sponsorship of our research activities.
Collaborators
Agronomists and field operators at Paterson Grain provide us with valuable help and advice regarding field design as well as useful information such as soil analysis and wheat data.
Wheat quality laboratory services as well as milling of harvested wheat grains, baking and quality analysis of bread samples are provided by Cereals Canada.
Responsible for most of analytical activities of our research, such as chemical and rheological analysis, AAFC provides us with laboratory space, equipment and technical assistance towards achieving project goals.
Scientists and research personnel from five University of Manitoba departments are actively involved in the CWA project.