Ag minister discusses research during Saskatchewan visit
Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald kicked off a two-day visit to Saskatchewan yesterday with a stop at the University of Saskatchewan.
MacDonald toured the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and later met with industry stakeholders. The discussion focused on research, with 16 representatives taking part in person and virtually.
The federal government received heavy criticism over plans to close seven Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research facilities across the country. They include a major research and development centre in Lacombe, Alta., and satellite research farms in Scott and Indian Head, Sask., and Portage la Prairie, Man.
Farmer organizations and research scientists have been lobbying to keep the facilities open by looking at alternative measures.


