What is WARC
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 3 summer students.
Our Team
Jessica Enns (Weber) (on 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.
Kayla Slind
Acting General Manager
Office: (306)247-2001
Cell: (306) 843-7984
Email: kayla.slind@warc.ca
Kayla has been with WARC for 5 years. She lives on a grain farm east of Wilkie, SK where she farms with her husband and family. Kayla holds a B.Sc. in Agronomy from the University of Saskatchewan and has her P.Ag with SIA. Kayla has previous experience as a Professional Agronomy Consultant with Western Ag/Northland Agronomy .
Stacy Hawkins
Executive Administrator
Office: (306) 247-2001
Cell: (306) 843-7400
Email: exec.admin@warc.ca
Stacy lives east of Wilkie on their family grain farm. She has recently retired from a 32 year career in Municipal Government and has an extensive background in governance, administration and accounting.
Koralie Mack (Huber)
Research Technician
Office: (306) 247-2001
Cell: (306) 951-8888
Email: research.tech@warc.ca
Koralie grew up on a mixed grain and cattle farm south of Landis, SK. She obtained her B.Sc. in 2022 from the University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture, with a Major in Agronomy and a Minor in Agribusiness Entrepreneurship. With some Ag-Retail experience backing her, she is now excited to start her career at WARC as a Research Technician.
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.
Research from our farm to yours
Fall, 2023
Board Members
Michael Palmier (Chair)
Plenty, SK
(306) 932-7733
Stuart Lawrence (Vice Chair)
Rosetown, SK
(306) 831-7843
Andrew Herle
Wilkie, SK
(306) 843-7696
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Michael Hicks Glaslyn, SK (306) 342-7732
Eric Charabin North Battleford, SK (306) 480-7974
Andria Roelens Battleford, SK (306) 843-8027 |
Mike Bender
Warman, SK
(639) 318-1679
Rob Jones
North Battleford, Sk
(306) 441-2893
Jennifer Mundt
Biggar, SK
(306) 948-4622
Trevor Scherman
Battleford, SK
(306) 481-4620
Justin Askildt
Wilkie, SK
(306) 918-7377