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Monday, September 08, 2008
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Provincial Budget
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Saskatchewan grows more than 75 per cent of peas produced in Canada.

Saskatchewan Agriculture works with many different partners to ensure the effective management of research and development funds.


Providing administration support to industry funds such as the:

  • Beef Development Fund
  • Horned Cattle Purchases Fund, and
  • Cattle Marketing Deductions Fund.


Providing funding through operating grants to the:

  • Prairie Agriculture Machine Institute(PAMI) and
  • Ag-West Bio Inc.

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The Beef Development Fund (BDF) supports the development and diversification of Saskatchewan's beef industry through the funding of projects related to production research, technology transfer, and development and promotion of new products.

The fund supports various promotional and research activities that benefit the cattle industry in the province.

Deductions under the Horned Cattle Purchases Act are a "penalty" to encourage dehorning of livestock. The money collected is used for research and development in the cattle industry.


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