EastCentralResearchFoundation & SuncrestCollege

Established in 1996, the East Central Research Foundation (ECRF) is a non- profit organization whose mandate is to conduct crop production research and extension activities for the agricultural industry of east central Saskatchewan. It is directed by a board of local producers and advised by provincial specialists. ECRF is one of eight AgriARM sites in Saskatchewan. 
In 2013 a memorandum of understanding was signed between the ECRF and Suncrest College to share resources and jointly pursue agricultural research and extension. The partnership is proving to be ideal as the members have access to different funding sources and benefit from each other’s expertise and relations with industry. The partnership has enabled Suncrest College to become the first regional college in Saskatchewan to undertake an applied research program which fits with one of its mandates “to serve regional economic development”.