Ministry of Agriculture (Saskatchewan)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for government programs associated with Agriculture, in the province of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. William Richard Motherwell
was the first Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture from 1906-1917.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. William Richard Motherwell
William Richard Motherwell
William Richard Motherwell, PC was a provincial and federal Canadian politician.-Biography:Born in Perth, Canada West....
was the first Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture from 1906-1917.
Divisions
The ministry is make up of the following divisions:- Agriculture Research including running the Agriculture Development Fund, Agri-Value Program, and Strategic Research Program.
- Communications including published the AGRIVIEW newsletter.
- Corporate Services (internal administrative, financial and IT services)
- Crops
- Financial Programs (including Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan, Livestock Loan Guarantee Program, Canada Advance Payment Program - Interest Rebate, Short-term Hog Loan Program, Meat Processing Investment Rebate Program, Canada-Saskatchewan SRM Management Program, Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program, and Gopher Control Rebate Program.
- Irrigation
- Lands
- Livestock
- Policy
- Regional Services
- Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation