Consultations with Sask. producers ‘an opportunity’ for collaboration, says minister

Canada’s agriculture minister says he had a good conversation with a group of Saskatchewan agriculture stakeholders Tuesday, as he continues consultation with stakeholders from across the country on the government’s framework for future agriculture policies. Minister Heath MacDonald says sitting down with industry leaders, including directors of research councils, producer associations and university deans, presents an opportunity on the research side of future policymaking. “The message that I received in there was that we need more collaboration between the federal, provincial, private secto…