Nutrien has announced a $15 million donation to the University of Saskatchewan.
It was announced Feb. 3 in the university’s Agriculture Building. Over the past 50 years, the company has invested more than $50 million in the university.
The majority of funding will be for the establishment of the Nutrien Centre for Sustainable and Digital Agriculture.
Read Also
Dry bean seeded acreage in Manitoba hits 20-year high
Dry bean acreage across all types reached around 207,000 acres in 2025, representing a significant increase from last year’s 182,000 acres.
“The Nutrien Centre will focus on agri-tech research, training the next generation of agri-food producers and leaders, as well as developing innovative technologies to help food systems become more sustainable and resilient,” said Ken Seitz, president and chief executive officer of Nutrien.
The other part of the donation will be for the Nutrien Future fund to provide scholarships to agriculture and bioresources students, fund Indigenous and community engagement initiatives and develop an engineering lecture theatre and engineering student scholarships.
“This university and Nutrien share a commitment to sustainable agriculture and global food security,” said Peter Stoicheff, U of S president.
“So this investment in the University of Saskatchewan research, our students, our training, our technologies, is instrumental in developing new ways to address global food security.”
The College of Agricutlure and Bioresources has been allocated approximately $11.5 million of the $15. It will house the Nutrien Centre. Around $3 million has been allotted to the College of Engineering, and the remainder will fund other initiatives.
Seitz said the U of S is vital to the talent pipeline for the company. Many agriculture and engineering alumni find themselves at the company, making the partnership natural.
With the donation, Nutrien is the largest corporate donor to the university.
With Nutrien’s donation, the university has now raised $475 million of its $500 million goal for the Be What the World Needs campaign. The campaign started in 2020 and will finish in five months.
