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Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) is par cipa ng in three projects that will share in Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding of $6.3 million in the first AgriScience Cluster focused solely on agronomy research. Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the investment in eight projects coordinated by the Western Grains Research Founda on (WGRF) for a five-year Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program in July. With an added industry contribu on of up to $2.7 million, a poten al $9 million will be directed to agronomy research into mul -crop, integrated crop produc on that will help keep farmers on the leading edge. "Research and innova on are vital to growing and sustaining Canadian crop produc on," MacAulay said. "Demand for our grains and other field crops con nues to grow around the world and the Government of Canada is working hard to help farmers meet that demand, today and for years to come, through strategic investments in science and cu ng-edge research." Research completed under this science cluster will focus on resiliency to climate change, improving the sustainability of crops in mul -crop, whole-farm cropping systems, and knowledge and technology transfer. "WGRF is very proud to be leading the newly established Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster," said Terry Young, WGRF Board Chair. "The $6.3 million announced by Minister MacAulay, combined with the investment from WGRF ($1.6 million), and other industry partners ($1.1 million) accounts for a total investment in this agronomy research of up to $9 million over the next five years. We would like to thank Minister MacAulay and the Government of Canada for their con nued partnership and investment in this important area of crop research." The Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster consists of eight research ac vi es ranging from soil health to herbicide resistance and climate change adapta on. It also includes the coordina on of crop insects and disease monitoring, assessing, and managing spray dri , developing a risk model for mi ga ng Fusarium Head Blight, development, and management of produc ve, resilient, and sustainable cropping. THREE APG-SUPPORTED PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH NEW INTEGRATED CROP AGRONOMY CLUSTER Minister Lawrence MacAulay announcing the Science Cluster funding. 1 4

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