The Saskatchewan and federal governments will allocate $388 million of Growing Forward 2 money to six primary areas over the next five years.
The non-business risk management programming announced last week was developed in consultation with producers, said provincial agriculture minister Lyle Stewart.
“These are the areas they felt were most important to the industry,” he said.
“That gave us a pretty solid grounding when we were dealing with the feds on this piece.”
Spending will be $71.2 million annually, up $25 million per year from the first Growing Forward agreement.
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The lion’s share of the money will go to innovation, research and technology transfer. A total of $170 million is allocated to programs such as the Agriculture Development Fund, Agricultural Demonstration of Practices and Technologies, the Agri-ARM research sites and 15 strategic research chairs, including a new forage research chair.
The Farm and Ranch Infrastructure Water Program, irrigation infill and other water development will receive $65 million.
Environment, food safety and plant and animal health programs will receive $60 million. These include environmental farm plans, environmental group plans, livestock biosecurity, traceability, on-farm food safety and pest control.
Value-added business development and market and trade development will receive $32 million over the five-year term.
A new Lean Improvements in Manufacturing program for agri-food processors will also be funded from the program.
The details of many of the programs are available at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca.
