Call for Proposals: Two New OAC Winter Wheat Varieties

Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2026

Wheat field with the text, "CALL FOR PROPOSALS WHEAT, Summer 2026"

Alongside this week's University of Guelph Wheat Breeding Program Field Day 2026, we're pleased to announce a call for proposals for the commercial licensing of two new University of Guelph Soft Red Winter Wheat varieties.

  • OAC23-SRW-16
  • OAC24-SRW-26

Full variety profiles and trial-data packages are available on request.

We invite seed companies and commercialization partners to submit licensing proposals outlining intended market, multiplication and distribution on capacity, and proposed royalty/SVUA terms.

Closing Date: Proposals must be received by 4:30 pm on Thursday, July 30th 2026 to be considered.

Submission Details: Electronic copies of proposals should be submitted to the Research Innovation Office at germplasm@uoguelph.ca, addressed to Stephen Dinka (Technology Transfer Manager - Germplasm.)

Stay tuned, additional wheat varieties from the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus will be offered soon.

Full Variety Summary & Submission Details

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