SaskBarley Commits $508,655 to Collaborative Barley Research  

January 10, 2024 (Saskatoon, SK) The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) announced today that it has committed $508,655 to fund barley research over the next four years.   

“We are putting dollars behind research projects that benefit Saskatchewan barley growers,” says SaskBarley Research Committee Co-Chair Cody Glenn. “These initiatives will help ensure barley remains a competitive crop choice for producers and a premium product for customers here and around the globe.”  

The projects supported were reviewed and funded in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) program and other like-minded organizations supporting agriculture research in Saskatchewan.   

This announcement comes as a welcome addition to 43 other current SaskBarley-funded research projects. This funding will focus on areas of concern for Saskatchewan barley growers, including, improving uniform maturity in barley, bacterial leaf streak transmission, lodging, fusarium head blight pathogens, and mycotoxins.  

SaskBarley’s allocation of producer dollars towards research represents a strategic investment in key areas that align with the organization’s strategic plan. SaskBarley will also partner, where possible, to leverage funding amounts for research in a way that will benefit the entire barley industry, says Executive Director Jill McDonald.  

“SaskBarley’s investment is helping to support five new projects from the ADF call for research,” says McDonald. “We are pleased to be collaborating with other partners on these projects, including the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Alberta Grains, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Sask Wheat, and the Western Grains Research Foundation.” 

 Learn more about SaskBarley’s research program here.  

Led by a producer-elected Board of Directors from across Saskatchewan, the mission of SaskBarley is to identify, develop and support research, market development, and extension initiatives that establish long-term, profitable and sustainable barley production for Saskatchewan producers.