Saskatchewan’s growth plan for the next eight years calls for crop production to increase by 10 million tonnes and agricultural exports to rise to $15 billion.
Premier Brad Wall released the plan in Saskatoon to a Chamber of Commerce audience, noting agriculture’s contribution to the provincial economy.
He said the province would invest more in rural infrastructure to get products to market.
Aside from primary production increases, Wall said the province would work with industry to expand livestock feeding and value-added processing. The government pledged to help industry capture new economic opportunities from the new open market for wheat, durum and barley.
The premier also said a crop strategy and the province’s participation in the Canadian Wheat Flagship Strategic Alliance Agreement will support research and value-added development.
He announced that a new agricultural professional operator’s course would be designed to help people learn to operate farm equipment and get jobs in the industry.
