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Feds, province invest $485M in agricultural sector

Saskatchewan’s agricultural sector is getting additional support from the federal and provincial governments.

On Monday, the governments announced $485 million for what is called “strategic agricultural initiatives” in the province under a new five-year Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP).

“Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, we are investing in the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the agriculture sector, while ensuring the resilience of supply chains,” Gudie Hutchings, the federal minister of rural economic development, said in a media release.

“These programs and initiatives will create new ways for producers in Saskatchewan and processors to continue to improve their competitiveness while protecting our environment.”

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Expanding and modernizing irrigation infrastructure across southern Alberta will help farms to grow higher value crops. These improvements could increase the province’s irrigable land by approximately 200,000 acres By increasing the amount of irrigable land and improving water access and quality, the project drives investment in farms to connect to the irrigation system and attracts investment in southern Alberta to enable local food processing and storage facilities and support local jobs.