By Alice McFarlane

Funding for research demonstration projects

Apr 7, 2022 | 2:33 PM

MELFORT, Sask.- Local level agriculture research projects are receiving a funding boost.

The federal and provincial governments are spending roughly $885,000 on 43 projects through the Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) program.

The program evaluates and demonstrates new agricultural practices and technologies. Farmers can see the results of successful trials and in turn adopt practices in their specific region.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said ADOPT provides valuable information to producers.

“The Government of Canada is helping producers to adapt their operations to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impacts and save time,” Bibeau said. “For Saskatchewan farmers, these projects provide beneficial tools to add ease in their day-to-day work and reduce barriers to the challenges they face every day.”

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Five of the projects are receiving $26,625 from two industry co-funders, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Fertilizer Canada.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said the program supports the industry in meeting the needs of the agricultural sector.

“These projects directly support producers and include managing drought risk, forage stand rejuvenation and other valuable practices that will potentially make the work our producers do just a little bit easier,” Marit said.

ADOPT is funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial, and territorial governments.

Since beginning in 2009, ADOPT commits $800,000 per year in funding to evaluate new agricultural practices.

Information on past projects is available here.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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