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            The Lower Souris Watershed Committee delivers programs and extension events to watershed residents, both rural and urban, educational opportunities through our schools and cost-share funding opportunities to farmers, ranchers and municipalities. Some of these include:

            Growing Forward 2’s Farm Stewardship Program– cost-share funding opportunities are available to implement Beneficial Management Practices on your farm. Are you seeding grass? Interested in variable rate fertilizer application? Developing creek crossings? Cross fencing to create riparian pastures or limit livestock access to creeks? There is 30-75% funding available upon approval to do these projects and many more. 

            Growing Forward 2’s Farm & Ranch Water Infrastructure Program– cost-share funding to develop water resources on your farm. 50% cost-share funding is available for projects such as new dugouts, dugout expansion or well development, deep or shallow buried pipelines, remote watering systems for livestock and wellhead protection. 90% cost-share is available for water well decommissioning projects. Much of this funding is available to rural municipalities as well.

            Deadlines are coming up for these Growing Forward 2 programs. Pre-approval applications for the Farm Stewardship Program need to be in by June 30, 2017. Potential projects that require pre-approval include corral relocation, riparian area fencing, creek and stream crossings, and more. Rebate applications and claim forms need to be in by January 31, 2018. These include seeding forages, variable rate fertilizer equipment and mapping, fencing to protect surface water and more. Applications for the Farm & Ranch Water Infrastructure Program must be in by August 1, 2017 and claim forms in by February 15, 2018. Contact Karmen Kyle at 306.452.7953 for more information on these programs.

            Basic eligibility requirements for these programs includes owning or controlling at least 320 acres of land and earning at least $35000 in gross farm income in Saskatchewan. If you are planning any projects for this year or have already completed your project and are wondering if there is any funding available, please contact us today. We provide assistance with your project and throughout the application process. Check out Saskatchewan.ca for full details on these programs.

            Grain Bag Roller– The Lower Souris Watershed has a grain bag roller available for use free of charge for farmers within our watershed. Simply book the roller, roll up your ag plastics, load them on the trailer and deliver them to the collection point in Wawota.

            Twine and Net Wrap Recycling Program– The Lower Souris has collection bags for twine and netwrap at the office free of charge. Once full, these can be delivered to the collection point in Wawota.

            Call Tyler Fewings at 306.452.3292 to book the grain bag roller or to get some collection bags.  

            The Lower Souris Watershed is your one-stop-shop for agri-environmental programs. Contact us today to see what we can do for you.