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Saskatchewan adding value to its agriculture

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n December 2013, the Government of Saskatchewan’s agriculture value-added strategy was launched, outlining how the province will support growth in this sector. Compiled by the Value-Added Team, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of the Economy and Innovation Saskatchewan – the strategy focuses on increasing the value of Saskatchewan grown products above commodity price levels.

Growing the value-added sector is one of the targets in the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth. The specific goal is to increase revenue from the value-added production to $6 billion by 2020. Other key agriculture goals in the Plan for Growth include: increasing crop production by 10 million tonnes by 2020; increasing agriculture and food exports from $10 billion in 2011 to $15 billion in 2020; and establishing Saskatchewan as an

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Penny McCall – the manager of Saskatchewan Agriculture’s valueadded unit – is encouraged by the Saskatchewan farming community’s willingness to implement new ideas to boost the province’s agriculture.

The province is also making progress toward its Growth Plan agriculture goals. In 2013, Saskatchewan harvested a record 38.4 million tonnes. That same year, the province’s ag and food exports generated a record revenue of $11.7

billion. Meanwhile, the province is around the $4 billion mark in total value-added revenue.

“Saskatchewan people are proud of their agricultural roots and innovative farmers. We’re helping to build on those strengths,” said McCall.

“Saskatchewan was built to be a primary production and exporting province, and we’re not changing that but it’s a paradigm shift to then say, ‘Hey, what else can we do here?

What can we do to actually capture some of that value closer to home?’ ” One of the greatest examples of the strides Saskatchewan is taking in the field of value-added agriculture is in its canola oil processing. The province has become the largest canola crusher in Canada, having currently crushed close to 4 million metric tonnes – boasting a capacity that has tripled since 2007. The total spin-off from canola crushing is $8.2 billion annually, with companies investing close to $500 million in crush plants since 2007.

“It goes to show that the

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investment, the vision and the access to that quality raw commodity can lead to success in the value-added field,” said McCall.

“The reason for the success in the canola crush industry has been industry investment, because they recognize that we have quality canola produced here. It’s a very great impact on our Saskatchewan economy.”

Collaborative research, added McCall, has been important in the value-added process so far and will continue to be moving forward. By utilizing groups such as the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre and POS BioSciences, as well as the research program chairs at the University of Saskatchewan, the valueadded sector can tap into multiple resources to come up with groundbreaking ideas.

“What we’re trying to do is grow our processing research cluster,” said McCall. “We do agriculture research very well within this province. It’s typically been focused on that primary production, but we want to expand our research into the processing side. We are looking at our existing funding programs to determine how best we can support innovation and improve on processing technology. We also think they’re very important for attracting additional investment.

“Our funding programs and efforts to identify processing opportunities and assist with overcoming challenges will in turn attract some of the companies external to our borders that might be interested in investing within our province.”

McCall feels we have witnessed only the beginning of the impact value-added agriculture will have in Saskatchewan. She said the province still has potential to grow on its natural advantages by pulling out some of the ingredients such as flours, starches, oils and proteins by doing the processing closer to home.

These ingredients could then be exported.

For example, there’s an increased demand globally for proteins, especially vegetable-based protein such as peas. And Saskatchewan produces 65 per cent of Canada’s peas.

“Although we want to see some checkmarks before 2020, we are looking beyond 2020,” said McCall.

“It’s going to take a long-term vision.” ■ ABOUT THIS CONTENT: These stories were produced by The StarPhoenix advertising department to promote awareness of this topic for commercial purposes. The StarPhoenix editorial department had no involvement in the creation of this content.

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AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE MONTH MONTH 2014 2014 AGRICULTURE MONTH 2014 MINISTER’S MINISTER’S MESSAGE MESSAGE MINISTER’S MESSAGE proud I am proud to proclaim proclaim to proclaim October October asAgriculture Agriculture as Agriculture Month Month I am proud to October as Month Saskatchewan. in Saskatchewan.

Asharvest harvest As harvest continues continues andand school school gets gets in Saskatchewan.

As continues and school gets underway, underway, this month month this month anis ideal an ideal timetime share to share with with underway, this isisan ideal time totoshare with the opportunities opportunities the opportunities agriculture agriculture hasto has tooff off toer. er. offer. youthyouth the agriculture has Agriculture Agriculture is one one isof of one the oflargest largest the largest economic economic engines engines Agriculture is the economic engines Saskatchewan, in Saskatchewan, contributing contributing 10per per 10cent per centcent in Saskatchewan, contributing 10 toto to Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan’s grossgross domestic domestic product product andand generating generating Saskatchewan’s gross domestic product and generating moremore thanthan 50,000 50,000 jobsjobs the in province. the province. province. more than 50,000 jobs ininthe Infact, fact, In last fact, lastyear last yearyear weproduced we produced produced 96per 96 perper In we 96 centof cent ofCanada’s Canada’s of Canada’s lentils, lentils, 82per per 82 cent per cent cent cent lentils, 82 ofof of Canada’s Canada’s axseed flaxseed andand 87per per 87 cent per cent cent Canada’s flflaxseed and 87 ofof of Canada’s Canada’s durum. durum.

Wealso We alsoalso exported exported Canada’s durum.

We exported moremore thanthan $100$100 million million sales in sales more than $100 million ininsales toto to 16diff diff 16erent erent different world world markets. markets.

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The economic economic signifi signifi cance cance agriculture of agriculture economic signifi cance ofofagriculture creates creates many many opportunities opportunities forfor creates many opportunities for careers careers andentrepreneurship and entrepreneurship entrepreneurship careers and asas as theindustry industry the industry requires requires innovation, innovation, the requires innovation, investment investment and infrastructure infrastructure and infrastructure togrow. grow. to grow. investment and to During During the month month the month ofOctober, October, of October, theMinistry the Ministry Ministry focused is focused During the of the isisfocused encouraging on encouraging youth youth tothink think to think ag.Teachers, Teachers, ag. Teachers, guidance guidance on encouraging youth to ag. guidance counsellors, counsellors, producers producers andindustry and industry industry areencouraged are encouraged encouraged counsellors, producers and are toto to involved get involved and help help and help usto tous spread to spread theword the word word about about thethe get involved and us spread the about the opportunities opportunities in Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan’s in Saskatchewan’s agriculture agriculture industry. industry. opportunities in agriculture industry.

Beyond Beyond primary primary production, production, there there aremany are many many careers careers that that Beyond primary production, there are careers that support support agriculture agriculture from – from research research andand processing processing support agriculture ––from research and processing toto to manufacturing, manufacturing, nance finance andeverything and everything everything between. in between. manufacturing, fifinance and ininbetween.

With an increasing increasing an increasing global global demand demand forfood for food food andand With an global demand for and agriculture agriculture at the theatbackbone backbone the backbone ofour our ofeconomy, our economy, economy, agriculture agriculture agriculture at of agriculture can er aoff a stable stable er a stable andrewarding rewarding and rewarding career. career.

Toshowcase showcase To showcase can off er and career.

To of the theofmany many the many options, options, theMinistry Ministry the Ministry haslaunched has launched launched some some of options, the has web newpresence presence web presence (www.saskatchewan.ca/thinkag) (www.saskatchewan.ca/thinkag) that that a newaweb (www.saskatchewan.ca/thinkag) that profi Saskatchewan les Saskatchewan people people employed employed the in industry. the industry. industry. profiles Saskatchewan people employed ininthe addition In addition to interactive interactive to interactive career career features, features, thisthis siteoff site offers off ersers In addition to career features, this site scholarship scholarship information information andteacher and teacher teacher resources. resources. scholarship information and resources.

During During this harvest harvest this harvest season, season, I’dlike like I’d to like tothank thank to thank those those During this season, I’d those inin in industry, the industry, at every every at every levellevel ofthe the ofvalue-chain, value-chain, the value-chain, fortheir for their their the industry, at level of for work hard work and dedication dedication and dedication asSaskatchewan Saskatchewan as Saskatchewan feeds feeds thethe hard work and as feeds the world.world.

Honourable Honourable Lyle Stewart Lyle Stewart Stewart Honourable Lyle Minister Minister of Agriculture Agriculture of Agriculture Minister of

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Leadership Leadership and Mentorship and Mentorship management.

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In December In December other organizations.

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In February, In February, theythey will will attend theyattend will attend In February, little bit,” little says bit,” Ross. says “As Ross. a result a result little bit,” says Ross.

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April from November 2014 to April 2015.2015. the skills the necessary skills necessary to shepherd to shepherd the skills necessary to shepherd Successful Successful applicants applicants willwill be paired will be paired Successful applicants be paired an idea oranresolution idea or resolution fromfrom one one from one an idea or resolution with more with experienced more experienced farmers farmers with more experienced farmers level to the level next. to A the session next.

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by APAS program the byand APAS the field the to national and international astage, new mentorship program byand APAS the and the Jack Wilkinson, Jack Wilkinson, former president former president Jack Wilkinson, former president in in local, inprovincial local, provincial or national or national local, provincial or national Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Ministry of Ministry Agriculture of aims Agriculture to give young aims to farmers give young experience farmers in developing experience policy. in developing policy.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture aims to give young farmers experience in developing policy.

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“Farmers “Farmers areare very are very “Farmers very Back home Back in Saskatchewan home in Saskatchewan Back home in Saskatchewan young foragriculture young producers agriculture producers foragriculture young producers can take can skills take and those expertise, skills andfor expertise, canthose take those skills and expertise, development development is all about with is allthe aboutthe with the development is all about with knowledgeable knowledgeable now, and now, by by and by knowledgeable now, and the fi ve participants the fi ve participants will present will present the fi ve participants will present between the ages between of 18 and the ages of39 18 and 39 the ages of3918 and reshape them,reshape maybe gain them, a bit maybe of a bit gain of reshape them, maybe gain of a bitbetween skillsskills knowledge skills knowledge and expertise and expertise knowledge and expertise twinning twinning them up them with up some with twinning them up with somesome and a report chairchair and a meeting chair aatmeeting atvery a report and a meeting at in with clear leadership with clear goalsleadership and goals and with clear leadership goals and skills and knowledge skills and and knowledge apply and apply skills and knowledge and apply short inshort order very order short to try to order and to try and in very try and farmers farmers who may who have may some have farmers who may have somesome a report APAS to APAS learn the to skills learn of the chairing skills of chairing APAS to learn the skills of chairing objectives. applicant The successful applicant The successful applicant them in a diff erent in a diff soway they erent can way so canThe successful them inthem a diffway erent so theyobjectives. canthey objectives. understand understand what what that might what mean that might mean understand that might mean diff erent diff experiences erent experiences or more or more diff erent experiences or more a meeting a and meeting to convey to what convey a meeting and toand convey what what have roughly will 10have daysroughly over days over will have roughly 10 days 10 over ag industry advance onagthe industry policy on will the policy advance ag industry on the policy and give andthem another give another them avenue another by avenue by and them give avenue byadvance national national experience, experience, it gives them it gives national experience, it gives themthem they’ve learned they’ve throughout learned throughout the the the they’ve learned throughout the six month the sixprogram month to dedicate program to dedicate the sixprogram month to dedicate side.” side.” side.” which theywhich can they cantocontribute rural to rural which theycontribute can contribute to rural a diff erent aerent diff perspective,” erent perspective,” explains explains a diff perspective,” explains process. process. process. to events programming. toand events and programming. toand events programming.

Ross encourages Ross interested encourages interested Ross encourages interested Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan,” Ross says.

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APAS to will apply. be will looking APAS be looking to apply.

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April, April, 2014, 2014, the the fifinishing nishing April, 2014, the finishing touches touches were were put put on a$1 $1 touches were put onon a a$1 million million loading loading facility facility million carcar loading facility in Choiceland, Choiceland, with with the the inin Choiceland, with the storing storing capacity capacity of 56,000 56,000 storing capacity ofof 56,000 bushels bushels grain. grain. bushels ofof grain.

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