Quick facts of agriculture investments in the provincial budget

Mar 21, 2025

The Agriculture side of the Provincial Budget includes investments to keep producers competitive and profitable, especially in international markets.

$37 million has been set aside for agricultural research, including projects, and the crop and livestock research facilities.

The Ag Budget is $625 million, up $54.6 million from the previous year. The majority of it, $483.8 million, goes to the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to continue funding the suite of business risk management programs.

The budget also includes $89.4 million to support initiatives such as disease surveillance, research to develop solutions to new emerging problems, farm safety, and an agriculture mentorship program.

The province also mentioned a pair of targets in its 2030 Growth Plan are on track to be met by the ag industry.

In 2023-24, Saskatchewan’s value-added agriculture revenue was $7.9 billion, $2.1 billion short of the goal of $10 billion.

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