“This investment helps ensure producers directly connect with the work being done at the university, and also allows new projects to move forward and influence the success of livestock operations,” said USask Vice-President Research Karen Chad. “Agriculture is one of our signatures areas, and we know advances in research and technology form a foundation for economic growth in this vitally important sector in Saskatchewan.” The ADF program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year $388-million investment by the federal and provincial governments in strategic initiatives for the sector in Saskatchewan. “This funding will directly benefit the Saskatchewan pork value chain,” said PSC CEO Murray Pettitt. “In the past 15 years, our research program has contributed an average return on investment of $4.10 per pig/year to the Saskatchewan industry, and the funds received from the Agriculture Development Fund enable Prairie Swine Centre
Phase 1 of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine Delivery Plan continues with a focus on long-term and personal care home residents and staff, prioritized health care workers, residents in the 80-plus and 70-79 age brackets, as well as those 50 and over in remote and northern communities. As expected, there are challenges. Delivering to high-risk populations in remote locations can at times slow the pace of administering the vaccine, and adverse winter weather may cause transportation issues. Recently, our province was notified that Canada will see delays in receiving the Pfizer vaccine. We are now short 50 per cent of doses that were promised by the federal government. Despite this, the Saskatchewan Health Authority continues to work on preparedness and efficiency in delivering the vaccine and will continue to ensure Phase 1 is completed in both a safe and timely manner.
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $7.5 million in funding for livestock and forage-related research through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
Today, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $7.5 million in funding for livestock and forage-related research through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
This includes more than $4.1 million in funding for 24 livestock and forage-related research projects and nearly $3.5 million in operational funding for the Prairie Swine Centre and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan.
“This major investment in USask research is indicative of the key role the university plays in growing Saskatchewan’s capacity as a world leader in the agricultural sector,” said USask Vice-President Research Karen Chad. “The adoption of new agricultural technologies and creation of competitive, value-added products has the potential for real-life benefits, including new jobs and increased economic prosperity for the province.” The ADF program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year $388-million investment by the federal and provincial governments in initiatives for the sector in Saskatchewan. A total of $9.8 million was announced Jan. 12 for 39 agricultural research projects in the province and across the country. More than half were awarded to USask.
The Sask Wheat funding includes projects identified through the ADF intake process and funded by Sask Wheat solely or in partnership with other Prairie crop commissions and/or the ADF. The approved projects include fusarium head blight and ergot resistance studies, research into next generation fungicides, fungi and deoxynivalenol (DON) diagnostic tools, integrated pest management strategies for kochia, identification of genome structural variants for trait improvement, and grain protein and yield studies in durum and Canada Western Red Spring wheat varieties. Sask Wheat has committed over $12.9 million to projects through the ADF process since 2014. This research falls into the areas of variety development, production, and post-production.