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Qualifying projects include new and existing value-added agricultural facilities. To be eligible, a project must have $10 million in new capital expenditures, demonstrate that capital expenditures were made for the purposes of increasing productive capacity, and meet the definition of value-added agriculture. Potential examples include pea protein processors, oat milling operations, malt producers, or cannabis oil processing facilities.

The incentive is designed to be used in addition to other existing incentives in Saskatchewan that a project could also qualify for. Redemption of the benefits is limited to 20 per cent in year one after the facility enters operation, 30 per cent in year two, and 50 per cent in year three.

There will be a maximum carry-forward of 10 years on any remaining credit amount.

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A post on the News-Optimist Facebook page calling for submission of photos of farmers on the land provoked an enthusiastic response. The late spring has had farmers anxious to finally get started on spring fieldwork. This photo of a farmer doing just that was taken with a drone. Photo submitted by Cameron Scherman

$14M allocated to rural infrastructure Staff

The Government of Saskatchewan is investing $14 million to improve rural roads, bridges and culverts throughout Saskatchewan, according to a government press release The Municipal Roads for the Economy Program provides funding for municipal roads impacted by increased truck traffic, as well as bridge and culvert projects.

“The rural municipal

road system plays an important part in getting our exports to market.” Highways and Infrastructure Minister David Marit said.

“Our investment in MREP supports municipalities and plays an important part in keeping our economy strong.”

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities administers MREP. Grants cover up to 50 per cent of the costs of road projects and 30 to 90 per

cent of the costs of bridge and culvert projects. Eleven rural municipalities will be receiving grants this year, the ministry says. Funding for the program remains the same as last year.

Clearing the Path corridors will receive a significant portion of this year’s program grants. This year, $6.6 million will be invested in its operation and maintenance.

The CTP provides rural communities with access to prima-

ry weight roads in order to help facilitate economic development, the government says.

“We appreciate the government’s continued support for rural Saskatchewan,” SARM president Ray Orb said.

“Saskatchewan’s growth is fueled by resource exports and MREP ensures money is invested back into the rural transportation system that supports those exports.”

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Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison has introduced Bill 125, the Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive, for first reading in the Saskatchewan Legislature.

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It offers a 15 per cent non-refundable tax credit for value-added agriculture facilities that make a significant capital investment to expand production capacity.

“Robust economic growth and new investment in key sectors is crucial to Saskatchewan’s people and their communities,” Harrison said.

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Five varieties of wheat are being given a new classification by the Canadian Grains Commission. File photo

Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Canadian Grain Commission has determined five varieties of Canada Western Red Spring wheat will be reassigned to the Canada Northern Hard Red wheat class.

Scientific trials showed gluten strength in these varieties was too low to meet the expectations of customers of Canadian wheat, and was reducing the overall quality of the Canada Western Red Spring wheat class.

Effective Aug. 1, 2021, the following varieties will be reassigned to the Canada Northern Hard Red wheat

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The Canadian Grain Commission is providing three years public notice before these changes come into effect, to give producers time to clear existing stocks and the opportunity to market these varieties while still assigned to the Canada Western Red Spring class.

The decision to reassign

these varieties is based on a thorough evaluation of data collected during trials conducted across the three prairie provinces over two crop years. Each of the varieties was assessed for gluten strength relative to established benchmarks for the Canada Western Red Spring wheat class, and it was determined that these varieties do not meet the necessary quality parameters to remain in their current class.

The Canadian Grain Commission is committed to maintaining the quality of premium milling classes of wheat, such as Canada Western Red Spring. By ensuring that all varieties within the class meet specific quality parameters, we are helping to maintain Canada’s reputation as a consistent supplier of high quality milling wheat, and ensuring Canadian producers are able to realize the benefits of growing premium classes.

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Reaching agricultural sustainability goals Submitted

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Farmers make up one third of the global population. Together, they have the opportunity to play a major role in reducing impacts on the environment by adopting sustainable agriculture practices.

As the voice of the collective Canadian fertilizer industry, Fertilizer Canada is committed to advancing sustainable agriculture for farmers through innovative, science-based methods such as 4R Nutrient Stewardship. Through programming, partnerships and advocacy, Fertilizer Canada is on track to reach its sustainability goals by 2020.

4R Nutrient Stewardship (Right Source @ Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place) is a universally applicable, yet locally focused, nutrient management system that encourages farmers to apply the right source of fertilizer at the right rate, right time and in the right place. The 4R framework is strongly aligned with the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Strategy and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

“By utilizing the 4R Nutrient Stewardship framework on-farm, farm-

ers are able to reduce nutrient losses that result in environmental impacts to air, water and soil resources – including reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Garth Whyte, president and CEO of Fertilizer Canada.

“These benefits are coupled with a return for farmers on fertilizer dollars spent, and in many cases, increased profitability from crop yields.”

Already, 61 per cent of farmers have reported awareness of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program, representing 45 million acres of cropland. Fertilizer Canada’s goal of capturing 20 million acres managed under the framework has received significant support from multiple stakeholders through memorandums of understanding with five provinces. Farmers and agri-retailers are also implementing the 4Rs through the association’s national 4R Designation program and the Ontario 4R Certification program.

Additionally, the 4R framework is gaining increased recognition and endorsement as the gold standard for sustainable agriculture in Canada and across the world. The program has received unanimous support from the Canadian Federation of

According to Fertilizer Canada, farmers have the opportunity to play a major role in reducing impacts on the environment by adopting sustainable agriculture practices. Photo by Louise Lundberg

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Plan grazing for best results

By Allan Foster

Ministry of Agriculture

A well-planned grazing system for tame pastures helps maintain their long-term productivity.

For most implementing a planned grazing system will require reducing the size of pastures, but a grazing system is more than adding fences and moving cattle.

It has been said that there is no one best grazing system that can be incorporated onto all farms.

This is because each farm or ranch operates under a different set of management and environmental limitations, such as soil fertility, vegetation type, annual precipitation, water and labour availability, and budget constraints.

There still is however, a best system for each farm.

This system will take into

account the farm or ranch goals and resources and be based on the principles of proper grazing management.

These grazing principles include: 1) Ensuring desirable plants can recover from grazing before there is a chance they will be grazed again 2) Ensuring there is adequate stubble left after grazing so plants can recover quickly.

3) Ensuring pastures are fenced so there is enough competition between animals that all areas of the pasture or paddock are utilized.

Grazing that does not follow these principles will initially lead to reduced plant vigour and eventually loss of valuable forage plants, such as alfalfa, an increase in weedy species and a decline in overall pasture production. For tame grass pastures this

decline in productivity usually results in the need for more frequent reseeding of stands.

A planned grazing system will help both forage and animal production in a number of ways. It will distribute livestock uniformly over the pasture to reduce selective grazing of individual plants. It will increase harvest efficiency making better use of all pasture acres and distribute nutrients in manure across the pasture instead of having nutrients accumulate in areas where cattle may linger, like around watering sites.

A planned grazing system will also improve vegetative cover, reduce erosion, improve water quality and moisture utilization. It will reduce trampling damage and fouling losses that results in more forage being avail-

A well-planned grazing system for tame pastures helps maintain their long-term productivity. Photo by Louise Lundberg

able to the livestock. And finally, a planned grazing system will enable closer monitoring of the herd which should improve herd health.

These are some of the advantages to implementing and maintaining a planned grazing program.

A grazing system doesn’t

need to be complicated or time-consuming. As long as the goals of the farm or ranch have been considered, and the principles of grazing management are being met, the system will work.

For more information on grazing systems or other forage topics contact

your local Saskatchewan Agriculture Regional Office in Tisdale at 306878-8842 or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

— Allan Foster is a Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture regional forage specialist based at Tisdale Regional Services Branch

APAS supports carbon management, not penalties Submitted APAS

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan supports the provincial government’s reference to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on the constitutional status of Federal Carbon Tax policy.

“Our members strongly believe that carbon taxes do not work for agriculture,” said APAS President Todd Lewis.

“Producers are not able to pass along increased costs of production to our customers, we use every possible technology to reduce our energy costs, and

the federal government have not been very clear on their understanding of this basic agricultural economic reality.”

APAS submissions to the federal government’s carbon backstop consultations emphasized that agricultural producers currently sequester millions

of tonnes of carbon on the landscape and that climate change policy needed to create support for producer carbon management instead of tax penalties.

APAS believes the Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy strikes a good balance in recognizing the potential of agriculture

and in avoiding additional farm costs that will also fail to help address national Greenhouse Gas reduction targets.

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“We have many concerns about how federal law could negatively impact our farmers and ranchers. We support the province’s request to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal for clarification on the constitutionality of federal carbon law.”

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Leko’s Conservation Corner

Wildlife surveys provide important info

—­Photo by Bill Sherlock

By Lindsey Lesko After three days of shoveling, I finally cleaned off my driveway and deck from the heavy snowfall we received in March.

The moisture was a welcome sight in our area, as well as in other areas of the province that had been so dry last fall. This will help fill up some of our lakes and reservoirs, which are important nesting habitat for waterfowl in the spring.

During the blizzard, I was thumbing through an old hunting and trapping guide from the early 1990s. I kept many of these back to the ‘80s and marveled at how they have evolved over time.

Today, I am going to discuss wildlife surveys. Surveys are commonly used to monitor wildlife species including whitetailed deer, mule deer and upland game birds, to name a few. These surveys provide wildlife managers with important information on wildlife populations including trends in population size, herd structure, productivity, disease impacts and human impacts.

—­Photo by Louise Lundberg

All of these elements assist wildlife managers in planning hunting seasons that are sustainable, while managing game species and their habitat.

The public can participate in surveys that provide valuable information to our staff. These include the Hunter Harvest Surveys, the Annual Status of Furbearers Survey and the Cooperative Wildlife Management Survey, which are easily done on your smartphone. Collectively, these are known as citizen science surveys.

Ministry staff conduct two additional types of surveys: ground-based trend surveys and aerial population density surveys. Ground surveys include observation surveys for species such as pronghorn and deer species. Below are some examples.

A common deer survey in Saskatchewan is done with spotlights. Each October, staff conduct ground-based spotlight surveys on established routes in selected wildlife management zones. With the spotlights they find the animals and record the number, age, sex and species.

The route is about 160 kilometres in

—­Photo by Louise Lundberg

length and goes through a variety of habitats. An interesting note is that in all my years as an officer, I have never received a TIP call reporting someone using a spotlight at night in deer habitat. That tells me that the ministry staff are pretty good at what they do, so not to attract attention.

Pronghorn are evaluated over 80 kilometre routes. Observers record the number of pronghorn they see on either side of the road within 800 metres of the road’s edge. This annual survey is done during the first three weeks of July.

Other types of surveys include the use of both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. These surveys are usually of moose and elk and often done in the winter, when the snow cover and lack of leaves makes observation easier. These surveys are designed to estimate age and sex composition of these animal populations.

One of the oldest and largest surveys is the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. This annual spring survey covers vast waterfowl habitat in both Canada and United States. It involves dozens

of pilots and staff from U.S. and Canadian wildlife agencies.

These surveys are conducted using aircraft and ground crews, and cover more than three million square miles that encompass the principal breeding areas of many waterfowl species in North America.

Biologists record the number of species of ducks and geese, as well as ponds and quality habitat for waterfowl. This survey provides information on population status and plays a key role in developing annual hunting regulations in both countries.

In future columns, I am going to cover topics including the big game draw, parasites in fish and the new Protection and Response Team rural policing model in which conservation officers are now a part.

Until next time … now may be a good time to change your old fishing line.

— Ministry of Environment conservation officer Lindsey Leko has spent more than 26 years as a conservation officer in Saskatchewan.

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All those unique potatoes

By Jackie Bantle

No two potato cultivars are alike. Every type of potato or cultivar has been bred for a particular purpose. Boiling potatoes don’t necessarily fry well and baking potatoes don’t necessarily boil well.

Potato cultivars recommended for boiling usually have interior flesh with a high water content and waxy texture. These qualities ensure they don’t turn mushy during the boiling process.

Norland and Viking are red-skinned, whitefleshed, oval potatoes recommended for boiling.

Both cultivars are early maturing, however Viking tends to produce larger and fewer tubers than Norland.

Both cultivars have moderate resistance to potato scab.

Sangre is a dark redskinned, white-fleshed, oval potato recommended for boiling. Sangre matures slightly later in the season than Norland or Viking and is more susceptible to scab than Norland or Viking. AC Peregrine is a dark red-skinned, white-fleshed oval potato recommended for boiling.

AC Peregrine matures late in the season but it has an excellent tuber set. Tubers do not tend to oversize.

Red Pontiac is a potato cultivar that has been

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Pontiac has red skin, offwhite flesh, is oval to round in shape and matures late season. Pontiac tends to produce large tubers that can be susceptible to hollow heart. Pontiac is very susceptible to common scab.

Two purple-skinned potato cultivars that are recommended for boiling are Purple Viking and Caribe.

Purple Viking is slightly later maturing than Viking or Norland and tubers tend to oversize. On average, yields are slightly lower than Norland.

Caribe is similar to Purple Viking except the tubers tend to be more flattened in shape than Purple Viking. Caribe is also more sensitive to common scab than Purple Viking.

Several white/yellow skinned and yellow-fleshed potato cultivars that are recommended for boiling include Bintje and Yukon Gold. Bintje is a small- to medium-sized, oval potato with excellent flavour. Yukon Gold tubers mature earlier and are larger than Bintje, however Yukon Gold is more

susceptible to potato scab than Bintje. Both cultivars are also recommended for baking and frying.

Shepody is an excellent all-purpose potato (boiling, frying or baking) that matures early in season.

If left in the garden until the end of the season, tubers can become quite large and sometimes have hollow centres. Shepody yields are excellent.

One of the best tasting white/yellow-skinned potatoes with yellow flesh is Milva. This potato has excellent yields, matures in mid-late season and is excellent for boiling. Milva potato seed can be difficult to find, however continue to request it at your local garden centre as there are Milva seed growers in Saskatchewan.

Potato cultivars that are recommended for baking have a higher level of solids in their flesh, resulting in a firm dry texture after baking. Potatoes with russet skins are usually recommended for baking.

Russet Burbank (formerly known as Netted Gem), Russet Norkotah, Goldrush, Ranger Russet and Umatilla Russet are all off-white fleshed, oblong potatoes recommended for baking and french frying. Of these five cultivars, Russet Norkotah has the most uniform sized tubers. however, the taste

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A variety of potato cultivars grown in a prairie garden. Photo by Jackie Bantle

is probably the least favourable. Russet Burbank is the latest maturing and also the cultivar that produces the knobbiest tubers and hollow-heart tubers if growing conditions are not ideal. All russet potato cultivars are fairly resistant to scab infection.

Potato cultivars recommended for frying or chipping have a high percentage of solids in their flesh and low sugar content. The high solid content ensures the potatoes will stay crisp

after frying while the low sugar content prevents the potatoes from becoming too dark when fried.

Two potato cultivars specifically bred for frying and chipping are Atlantic and Kennebec: both of these cultivars also perform well when boiled or baked. Kennebec is later maturing and more susceptible to scab than Atlantic.

Good luck with your potato patch this season.

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Preparing for pasture turnout

Water quality and mineral programs

By Alicia Sopatyk From a nutritional standpoint, water is the largest component of any livestock ration, yet its quality is often not considered.

Water accounts for 5080 per cent of an animal’s weight and is involved in every physiological process. Both environmental (temperature and climate) and animal factors (body size, species, production status and dry matter intake) can affect water intake, along with chemical properties of the water (minerals, pH and hardness). And while livestock may not show clinical signs of illness, growth, lactation and reproduction can be affected by poor quality water.

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ments, but they can also affect absorption of other nutrients and have health and production implications. Sulphates are a common mineral problem in Saskatchewan water sources that often go unnoticed.

Subclinical signs of excess sulphate intake include decreased fertility, changes in hair pigmentation, changes to hair and hoof structure, loose stools and decreased feed intake. High sulphates in the water can interact with molybdenum and copper, often causing a secondary copper deficiency. A simple water test can identify elevated sulphates.

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Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP). Information on these programs can be found on our website, Saskatchewan.ca, by searching ‘FRWIP’ and ‘FSP.’ The saying goes, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.”

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SARM supports province in carbon tax challenge Staff

change,� stated SARM will benefit them and the president Ray Orb. supply chain overall.

The Saskatchewan As“We support the efforts SARM members have sociation of Rural Munic- of the Saskatchewan Soil passed resolutions regardipalities has been vocal on Conservation Association ing grain transportation, two issues in recent weeks. Carbon Advisory ComSARM has expressed mittee, and believe in the levels of service, the maxsolid support for the Sas- science of carbon seques- imum revenue entitlement katchewan government in tration.â€? and other related issues its opposition to a carbon According to the Sas- that impact agriculture tax and also in support of katchewan Soil Conser- producers. With clear dithe federal government’s to 50 per cent between ru• The Beaver Control Bill C-49 to address trans- vation Association, Sas- rection from its memberkatchewan agriculture ship, SARM says it has ral municipalities and First Program, which will pro- portation problems. producers who are using actively participated in the vide up to $450,000 per Nations.

On the carbon tax isyear in funding, will fo- sues, SARM says Sas- minimum or zero till Canadian Transportation The new programs are: • The Invasive Plant cus on humane removal of katchewan is home to farming practices are se- Act review as well as proquestering 9.64 million Control Program, which beavers and will require agricultural producers new tonnes of CO2 every vided comments throughprovides rebates to pro- licensed trappers. who feed the world and a year on nearly 28 million out the legislative process “SARM is pleased to be ducers to subsidize the carbon tax would have a acres of farmland. for Bill C-49. cost of chemicals to erad- awarded the opportunity detrimental effect on the SARM also says it “We NO are INTERNET pleased that icate controlled, prohibited to administer these proprovince’s agricultural supports the Province of Minister (of and noxious weeds, up to grams,â€? SARM president Transport BIDDING sector and rural SaskatchSaskatchewan’s launch of Marc) Garneau has ac$500,000 per year across Ray Orb said.

Owner’s Phone: 306-275-4625 AVAILABLE “Resolutions passed by ewan.

Saskatchewan. a constitutional reference cepted virtually all of the “SARM continues to Brieux go 11.2kms(7miles) West on Grid Directions: From St 779 th Pro- SARM members continue • The Rat Control case in the Saskatchewan Crop Logistics Working then 3.2kms(2miles)South, Yard ontoWest Side. gram, which replaces the to ask for more support, support the province’s Court of Appeal chal‘made in Saskatchewan Group’s amendments to for Isuzu clubroot.

Provincial Rat Eradication specifically lenge the federal governknife drive, D. Eng., hydro trans, • Westeel 5000 bu steel bin on Assie Hopper TRACTORS: ROCK RAKE/ROCK PICKER: Plan’ to address the critical Bill stated SARM 2691that hrs.,this Has a 220 Cab, c/w w/ aeration andC-49,â€? triple skids hopeful Program that was funded SARM isshowing ment’s ability to impose issue of climate change,â€? a Poly concave style rear mount swath Westeel 2400 bu. SteelRay bin on Assie president Orb will provide through Growing Forward programming a carbon tax on the •provstatement asserts. roller Hopper w/ Rocket Air Dual Skids 2. Funds in the first year the assistance rural munic“SARM is hopeful for ince. • Westeel Rosco 1800 bu. Steel Bin on “SARM does not beneed TRUCKS: to proactivewill support the transi- ipalitiesGRAIN a speedy Senate review Assie Hopper w/ Assie Aeration Bill C-49 tion to the new program, ly manage these pests. We lieve a federal carbon • Westeel Rosco 1800 bu Steel Bin impacts on Assie as this legislation SARM states it is conand beyond that will sup- will continue to work with tax is the most effective Hopper w/ Rocket Air SARM members and the • Westeel Rosco 1800 bu Steel Bin on Assie ply bait rebates with rural the province to monitor policy tool for reducing fident Bill C-49 provides agriculture sector in Sasand w/ Assie Aeration municipalities and First the effectiveness of these greenhouse gas emissions enhanced protections Hopper • Behlen bu Steel Bin on Assie Hopper climate tools3 Batt, forHyd. producers that 1800 katchewan.â€? • Schulte Model RS600 Drive , •Nations 1997 CASE/IH D. Eng., P/S programs as they are intro- or mitigating to a 9330 maximum ofTrans. • 2 Grain guard 5 HP Fans w/ Boots Slotted Bucket, Rock Throw guard, Apron 4 Hyd. W/ Air Seeder Return line, PTO, duced.â€? $500,000 per year. • Caldwell Aeration Fan w/ new motor

Clubroot is one of the agriculture pests addressed by the Pest Biosecurity Program. Ministry of Agriculture photo

Program addresses agricultural pests Staff Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, producers and rural municipalities will have access to new programming to help reduce threats from agricultural pests.

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities have announced details of the Pest Biosecurity Program.

With $2.85 million invested annually from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Pest Biosecurity Program will be delivered in partnership with SARM. The program will create a network of Plant Health Officers across the province, as well as provide three rebate programs to minimize the impacts of agricultural pests. “Farmers know that pests can be a significant liability to the environment and the economy,� said Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “This funding will ensure local programming exists to mitigate pest issues, helping Canadian growers protect their agricultural crops and keep their businesses strong.�

Six full-time plant health officers and six seasonal staff members in this network will work with rural municipalities and First Nations. These officers will provide training and support to ensure a consistent and proactive approach across the province. They will help monitor, survey and report on pests, prohibited plants, and noxious weeds in their divisions. “Having a consistent approach to eliminating and recording pests across Saskatchewan will minimize the impact of agricultural pests such as invasive plants, rats, beavers and new diseases, such as clubroot,� Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “By joining with SARM, we’re ensuring producers across Saskatchewan will have access to the training and tools they need to protect their livelihoods and be responsible stewards of the land.�

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The project is being funded jointly by the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commissio, the Alberta Wheat Commission, the Grain Farmers of Ontario and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit funding agency supporting industry-academia

ent intakes and diet quality in children and adults.

University of Saskatchewan The results of VatanA new research projparast’s project are exect at the University of pected to benefit conSaskatchewan aims to sumers and policy makers enhance the information with better health and nuavailable on the Canaditrition information on the an consumption of foods consumption of all grainsmade from both whole based foods while also and enriched non-whole providing benefits to the grains.

Canadian B o t h farmers who whole grain produce the and enriched “Evidence from other coungrain. non-whole “We betries has shown that foods grain foods lieve Canamade from both whole grain and are importdians should enriched non-whole grains provide ant parts of a have accesbalanced diet sible, scinutritional and health benefits to for Canadience-based those who included these foods ans.

While information in their diets. whole grain when it foods have - Sask Wheat chair Laura comes to been studied how we Reiter significantly, choose to and the nutrinourish ourtional benefits of includ- collaborations. selves and our families,” ing them in one’s diet “We want to ensure said Kevin Bender, AWC are well known, there is that consumers and pol- board chair. less information on the icy makers have the best “Investment in Dr. consumption of enriched information available to Vatanparast’s work will non-whole grain foods them,” said Sask Wheat provide information on like white bread, bagels chair Laura Reiter, who the health benefits of all and hamburger/hot dog farms near Radisson. grain-based foods to help buns, and the nutrition and “Evidence from other inform these decisions.” health benefits of consum- countries has shown that “Ontario farmers grow ing these foods. foods made from both high quality nutritious Led by Hassan Vatan- whole grain and enriched wheat that goes into a parast of the University of non-whole grains provide number of refined, enSaskatchewan’s College nutritional and health ben- riched grain-based foods,” of Pharmacy and Nutri- efits to those who included said Markus Haerle, chairtion and School of Public these foods in their diets. man, Grain Farmers of Health, the project uses “We need this research Ontario. the 2015 Canadian Com- done here to help Canadi“This project, and the munity Health Survey ans make informed deci- information generated (CCHS) data to provide sions that will benefit their from it, will allow Canadibetter guidance to Cana- health and well-being.” an consumers to continue dians and policy makers Canada’s Food Guide to make well-informed, on the contribution of both is currently being revised science-based decisions whole and enriched non- and Health Canada is on their food choices.”

“This is an opportuproposing Canadians increase their dietary intake nity for us to investigate of whole grain foods and Canadians’ consumption decrease their intake of of grain products, the key foods made with enriched nutrients these grains connon-whole grains. Howev- tribute to the diet, and the er, studies using data from potential association of the U.S. National Health grain products consumpand Nutrition Examina- tion to health outcomes,” tion Survey have recent- said Vatanparast. ly shown the inclusion of The results of the projenriched non-whole grain ect will be available from foods contribute to nutri- mid-2018 into 2020.

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Renewed commitment to sustainability Memorandum of co-operation extended for additional three years Submitted

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Fertilizer Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are committed to delivering sustainable solutions for the province’s farmers.

The two signed a threeyear extension to their 2016 Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in support of 4R Nutrient Stewardship (Right Source @ Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place).

4R Nutrient Stewardship is a world-leading, Canadian-made program that allows producers to grow more food using existing farmland and ensures the protection of the environment and has the capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer use by 15 to 25 per cent. Fertilizer retailers and farmers across Canada have adopted this framework to achieve efficiency while maintaining our soil, air and water.

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“Many Saskatchewan farmers have adopted 4R practices in their nutrient management plans. The continuation of this partnership will support more of our province’s 35 million acres of cropland to be environmentally responsible by implementing the 4R framework.”

During the pilot year of the MOC between Fertilizer Canada and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 17 4R demonstration farms across the province showcased how the application of 4R Nutrient Stewardship can deliver growers with economic, environmental, and social returns.

“Fertilizer is essential to sustainable crop production,” said Garth Whyte, president and CEO of Fertilizer Canada.

“Saskatchewan farmers who implement a 4R nutrient management plan can increase productivity, decrease losses to the environment and grow more food to feed Canadians and

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CCAs with the 4R Specialty Certification are able to advise farmers on best practices under the 4R Nutrient Stewardship framework, encouraging implementation across all managed acres.

“We are encouraged by this renewed commitment by the Government of Saskatchewan to expand the implementation of sustainable agriculture practices,” said Whyte.

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