The Canadian Wheat Board will use uncashed farmers’ cheques to finance five research projects by post-graduate students.
The projects will include grain transportation, fusarium head blight and the Australian grain industry.
Each year, the board awards fellowships to students funded by uncashed producer cheques and interest. This year’s funding totals $157,000.
The five recipients and their research projects are:
– Brenna Black of the University of Alberta will look into the potential of using cereal-associated bacteria to create a natural preservative to extend the shelf life of food products and protect crops from fungal diseases.
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– Victoria Gauthier of the University of Manitoba is studying the increased prevalence of more aggressive and toxic forms of DON mycotoxins in fusarium head blight.
– Russell Lawrence of the University of Saskatchewan will develop a computer model of the western grain handling and transportation system that will make it possible to evaluate and compare the merits of alternative competition and regulatory policies.
– Katarzyna Bolek of the U of S will examine the recent changes to Australia’s Grain Research Development Corp. and assess how they might apply to Western Canada. The corporation forms joint ventures and takes equity stakes in seed companies.
– Janelle Wallace of the U of M will analyze the value for farmers of CWB’s role in the supply chain for wheat and designated barley. She will also research whether the board provides savings for farmers and how performance can be improved.
