May 14, 2008, Sakatoon, Sask. – The federal and Saskatchewan
governments have signed a one year continuity agreement to provide
transitional funding between the Agriculture Policy Framework (APF) and
Growing Forward.
May 14, 2008, Sakatoon, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Agri-Environmental Advisory Council, a producer group responsible for providing direction for the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program, was recently informed that the federal and Saskatchewan governments have signed a one year continuity agreement to provide transitional funding between the Agriculture Policy Framework (APF) and Growing Forward, the new agricultural policy framework.
This agreement ensures a one-year extension of the APF’s Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program, which has been deemed a tremendous success since its inception. To date, more than 2,000 workshops have been held throughout the province and more than 10,000 producers have completed environmental farm plans. More than $40 million dollars have been allocated for agri-environmental practices in Saskatchewan, which provided economic benefit to producers and environmental benefits for society.
By working together, governments, producers and third party delivery agents were able to lead the country in developing and completing environmental farm plans, further enhancing Saskatchewan’s long-standing tradition of being excellent stewards of the land.
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