Resolution

WHEREAS increased urban development next to farmland poses new challenges for producers to carry out their normal farming operations without increased regulatory burden; including farm practices that are clearly within the confines of Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Operations Act,

WHEREAS these concerns include, but are not limited to, additional restrictions on manure management, the removal of building code exemptions for farm buildings, and other concerns related to running a livestock operation in some areas of the province;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS host a roundtable of producers, commodity-specific associations, and representatives from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture with the goal of better understanding these concerns and the legal mechanisms in place to maintain and defend producers’ right to farm in Saskatchewan.