US EditionSaskatchewan, Ottawa to boost farming program in response to trade issues and drought
SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, JUL 21 – The 2025 AgriStability program increases compensation rate to 90% and doubles payment caps to $6 million to aid producers facing drought, rising costs, and trade tariffs.
- On July 21, 2025, in Regina, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald and Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture Daryl Harrison announced changes to improve AgriStability support for the 2025 crop year, responding to trade instability and drought.
- Statistics Canada reported a 26% drop in net farm income in 2024, reflecting sector pressures from tariffs, drought, and rising costs.
- The Saskatchewan and federal governments increased AgriStability support for 2025, with the compensation rate rising to 90% from 80%, the payment cap doubling to $6 million, and the enrollment deadline extended to July 31, 2025.
- Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said `now is the time for unity`, while Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison noted `support producers with immediate changes to the program`.
- Starting in the 2026 program year, feed inventory pricing will adjust, and the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has begun implementing updates.
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'Changes will be welcome': Sask., Ottawa boost farming program in response to trade issues, drought
As parts of the province continue a years-long struggle with drought conditions, the Government of Saskatchewan has responded by announcing changes to the AgriStability program.
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