REGINA — Producers who lease Crown land are getting a break from the Government of Saskatchewan.
The 2024 Crown land grazing rate at has been frozen at the 2022 levels. According to the Ministry of Agriculture this reflects the industry’s challenges faced with several years of dry conditions. Producers who must reduce their stocking rates on leased Crown land due to drought will also again be eligible for a rent reduction.
Crown grazing rates are set annually using a formula based on fall cattle prices and the long-term stocking rate of each parcel of land. The rate freeze applies to all grazing leases in Saskatchewan. This is the second consecutive year that rates have been maintained at existing levels.
The rate reduction will apply in situations where an individual lessee or pasture association must reduce the number of animals grazing Crown leases by 20 per cent or more, compared to the approved long-term carrying capacity of that land, due to the dry conditions. This program helps to protect and maintain the sustainability of Crown land for the long term.
Saskatchewan has approximately six million acres of Crown land under grazing leases.
