Saskatchewan managing its farmland as a strategic asset

Our government's goal is to ensure the long-term success of Saskatchewan's agriculture industry. We believe the rules in place in the Saskatchewan Farm Security Act help us to do that.

Cattle grazing in the Grasslands between Maple Creek and Moose Jaw, Sask. The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act states that only Canadian residents and 100 per cent Canadian-owned entities can purchase more than 10 acres of farmland in Saskatchewan, says Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart. Photograph courtesy of Mark Stephenson courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY LYLE STEWART

February 13, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Saskatchewan is managing farmland as the strategic asset that it is in this province. This means, among other things, keeping it available to our farmers and ranchers. Restrictions on farmland ownership in Saskatchewan have been in place in some form for over 40 years. We recently...

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