Saskatchewan’s water infrastructure program for farms and ranches will continue for another five years.
The federal and provincial agriculture ministers announced $65 million in funding for four different components of the program: on-farm, communities, value added business development and irrigation in-fill.
The cost share depends on which component the applicant uses to obtain a secure, long-term water supply.
Since 2008, when the province first announced the program, more than $49 million in government funding has been invested in 5,500 wells, dugouts and pipelines. Provincial minister Lyle Stewart said 98 percent of the projects were on farms.
More information is available at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/GF2-FRWIP.
Applications must be made by Aug. 1, 2017.
