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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Friday March 3, 2023

Mar 3, 2023 | 12:22 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan municipalities can apply for project funding under the newest intake for the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative.

The TSS provides cost-shared grants of up to 75 per cent of eligible project costs.

SARM President Ray Orb said he is pleased with the regional cooperation created through TSS and urged more RM’s to apply for the next round of funding.

Some of the projects approved for funding includes governance training for municipal officials, developing regional emergency plans, and creating a district feasibility study.

The deadline to apply is May 1.

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Farmers Business Network (FBN) has opened its new facility near Saskatoon, Sask.

The 198,000-square-foot building is now ready for the busy seeding season’s delivery of crop protection, biological nutrients, and seed inputs sold by FBN.

The facility serves as the Primary Fulfillment Centre for the company and supports seven logistics locations throughout its network in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

With the opening of this facility, FBN now has facilities within 400 kilometers of most of its Canadian members.

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The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vice-President of Research is one of several leaders on a Saskatchewan-led mission to India.

Baljit Singh accompanied Premier Scott Moe on the trip to discuss critical minerals, food and water security, post-secondary education, and sustainability.

Several other members of Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions and private sectors are also on the mission.

On Mar. 1, USask signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chandigarh University, marking the university’s commitment to partnering with researchers and institutes in India. Two other MOU signings followed on Mar. 2 with the National Institute Technology Jalandhar and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The MOUs will help Saskatchewan and India share knowledge in areas related to food security, agriculture, and more.

Along with the MOU signings, Singh moderated several roundtable discussions with delegates from Canada and India. One roundtable conversation focused on the connection between food, water, and energy, and the energy transition in the Saskatchewan and Indian markets.

“We’re happy to work together and have collaborative discussions to solve the challenges we’re facing, including developing our critical mineral economies and finding greater adoption of new methods of soil improvement,” Singh said.

Singh will play a key role in the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI’s) Bi-national Cluster on One Health, of which he is the Canadian Chair.

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