Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan invest over $6 million in livestock and forage research

Jan 24, 2024

A total of $6.8 million in funding was announced today by Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit for livestock and forage research activities.

Provided through the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), this investment will support a total of 30 new research projects for 2024. This year’s funding is a nearly 14% increase compared to last year.

This year’s projects, which are awarded funding on an annual competitive basis, focus on topics such as the development of a rapid and sensitive pathogen surveillance method for Bovine Respiratory Disease in cattle, development of new red clover cultivars for Western Canada, and African Swine Fever preparedness with a focus on evaluating manure management and treatment strategies and understanding pathogen survival in mortality management.

In addition to the federal-provincial ADF funding, a total of $478,597 for 8 livestock and forage projects was contributed by 5 industry co-funders:

Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association
Saskatchewan Forage Seed Development Commission
Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission

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