Western Applied Research Corporation (WARC) is a non-profit organization that is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of northwest Saskatchewan producers. We are a part of the Saskatchewan Agri-ARM network and work in partnership with Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC) at the Scott Research Farm.

WARC's Mandate:

• Transfer technology from research to Saskatchewan producers
• Evaluate the economic implications of technology for Saskatchewan producers

 WARC has 2 full time employees. Along with our full time employees we have several seasonal and contract employees and hire 2 summer students.

Kayla Slind

Acting General Manager

 Office: (306)247-2001

Cell: (306) 843-7984

Email: kayla.slind@warc.ca

 Kayla lives on a grain farm east of Wilkie, SK where her and her husband farm with her family. She holds a B.Sc. in Agronomy from the University of Saskatchewan and is a Professional Agrologist with the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists (SIA) . Kayla has previous experience as a Professional Agronomy Consultant with Western Ag/Northland Agronomy where she was involved in field scouting, soil sampling and fertility management planning.  

Alex Waldner

Research Technician

Office: (306)247-2001

Cell: (306)438-7525

Email: research.tech@warc.ca

Alex grew up on a mixed farm near Swift Current, SK. She completed her B.Sc. in Agronomy from the University of Saskatchewan in 2019 and has previous experience as an agronomist with the Rack Petroleum. She is filling a maternity leave for our general manager. 

Jessica Enns (Weber)*on maternity leave

General Manager 

Office: (306) 247-2001

Cell: (306) 361-8703

Email: jessica.enns@warc.ca 

 Jessica grew up on a mixed grain and livestock farm outside Landis Sk. She completed her B.Sc. in Plant Science with a major in Agronomy and a minor in Agribusiness. She completed her M.Sc. in Plant Science, with a focus on weed-crop competition and weed control in Western Canada, at the University of Saskatchewan.

Herb Schell

Seasonal Technician 

 Herb grew up in Scott, SK and has been WARC's seasonal technician for 10 years. He has previous experience with AAFC in Scott as a Weed Technician for 38 years. 

Jocelyn Leidl

Summer Student 

Jocelyn is joining WARC for a 3rd summer and is from a farm south of Wilkie. She is going into her fourth year at the University of Saskatchewan in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, majoring in Agronomy. Jocelyn is conducting her undergraduate thesis project at WARC this summer.

Breanna Elder

Summer Student 

Breanna is joining WARC for a 2nd summer and is from a farm by Unity. She recently graduated from Lakeland College with a diploma in Crop Technology and is returning in the fall for Ag Business.