Record Budget Includes Enhanced Unseeded Acreage Benefit
The 2012 Crop Insurance Program will include an Unseeded Acreage Benefit of up to $100 per eligible acre, as well as another year of record funding and record coverage levels.

Today, Premier Brad Wall announced $10 million in new funding for wheat-related research over five years.

Grade 12 students and recent graduates in Saskatchewan planning to take agriculture-related post-secondary education in the fall of 2012 are reminded that the deadline for applications to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship is Feb. 15, 2012.

Saskatchewan Agriculture's primary communications vehicle, for producers, providing production information, highlighting agricultural issues and activities occurring in the province's agriculture sector.

Today, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and Member of Parliament Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt), on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced $3.5 million in livestock and forage-related research funding from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).

The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act took effect on Dec. 15, 2011. This means that farmers can forward contract now. To help farmers make a smooth transition, the Ministry of Agriculture is hosting seven information sessions across the province.

Today, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar), on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced a record $8.3 million in crop-related research funding from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).

Signing up for the weekly Crop Report or Cattle Market update is now only a click away. The Ministry of Agriculture recently created online sign-up pages. You can now receive Ministry updates, reports and publications straight to your e-mail.