Sask 2024-25 Budget

**BTO780** · Mar 21, 2024, 18:23

Yeah …. great job!!!!

They increased premiums on a couple crops I would have like to have grown past the point where I won’t be growing them now.
I haven’t collected anything for many yrs.

Like I said great job.

Some will still be farming for the programs.

**fcr** · Mar 21, 2024, 20:21

I had a non farming neighbour who would come to coffee and every time farmers would complain about costs or prices he would respond if things are that bad then quit . Well they’re all still farming and still complaining but he has since passed on.If I farmed relying on govt money or crop insurance I would have but done decades ago.

**BTO780** · Mar 21, 2024, 21:21

Originally posted by fcr View Post

I had a non farming neighbour who would come to coffee and every time farmers would complain about costs or prices he would respond if things are that bad then quit . Well they’re all still farming and still complaining but he has since passed on.If I farmed relying on govt money or crop insurance I would have but done decades ago.

I have friends who have had 3 straight yrs of drought, and have said they will be growing crops that have the highest guarantee.
Their premiums are high but will pay the most if another drought comes.

There are a lot nervous farms going into this spring seeding.

**furrowtickler** · Mar 22, 2024, 00:49

All fine until , you are 10-25% below your average , then like this year the price drops 40% .
then what are you guaranteed … a whole lotta nothin and a 40% increase in premiums next year .
that $650 guarantee turns into $200/ac loss and a bigger bill the following year .
that’s the reality most don’t understand, one bad year , yup all good , in fact gravy train for some .
multiple bad years , it ain’t no farmin on crop insurance, it becomes a massive expense , and worthless coverage in a hurry .

**BTO780** · Mar 22, 2024, 07:52

Originally posted by furrowtickler View Post

All fine until , you are 10-25% below your average , then like this year the price drops 40% .
then what are you guaranteed … a whole lotta nothin and a 40% increase in premiums next year .
that $650 guarantee turns into $200/ac loss and a bigger bill the following year .
that’s the reality most don’t understand, one bad year , yup all good , in fact gravy train for some .
multiple bad years , it ain’t no farmin on crop insurance, it becomes a massive expense , and worthless coverage in a hurry .

Agree 100% with you.

**Oliver88** · Mar 22, 2024, 09:00

Originally posted by TASFarms View Post

Did the Sask party ever dump a lot of money into ag this budget

From Sask Wheat Growers
Calgary, AB — (March 20, 2024): The Saskatchewan Government delivered for grain farmers in the 2024 – 25 budget. Allocating $570.6 billion towards a variety of programs that support the agriculture industry, grain farmers will have access to a variety of risk management programs, including Crop Insurance and AgriStability.

Looks like a typo, should be $570.6 million?

**newguy** · Mar 25, 2024, 10:09

Investment in irrigation is a big part of the Sask Parties spending.Who exactly are they doing this to help? The phrase food security is just another way on saying cheap food policy.

**CptnObvious** · Mar 29, 2024, 11:13

Irrigation. Hundreds of millions of dollars to serve hundreds of farmers at a 1:1, or if we're lucky, a 2:1 return. Look at crops. Varietal development in wheat returns 33:1( Gray et. al.) yet development is choked because there is not enough lab space to spend the wads of cash held by the commission. Why won't the gov't spend that irrigation money on building research facilities that will benefit ALL farmers?

**newguy** · Mar 29, 2024, 17:28

Since the increase and expanded PST Moe brought in the cost of PST to households have increased 125%. Insurance and building materials etc has to be past on in increased rent .so if the 250 million dollars in carbon tax is the cause of inflation what about the extra 1.5 billion in Moe PST.?

Sask 2024-25 Budget